Ex-U.S. sub captain apologizes to Ehime Maru accident victims

Ex-U.S. sub captain apologizes to Ehime Maru accident victims

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Local media on Dec. 12 received a faxed letter from the former skipper of the U.S. Navy submarine Greeneville, retired Cmdr. Scott Waddle (file photo), apologizing to victims of last year's fatal collision off Hawaii between the sub and the Japanese high school fisheries training ship Ehime Maru. Ehime Gov. Moriyuki Kato also received a letter from Waddle earlier this month.

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