Memorials in Japan, Hawaii mark 8th anniv. of Ehime Maru disaster

Memorials in Japan, Hawaii mark 8th anniv. of Ehime Maru disaster

HONOLULU, United States - People lay flowers at a monument dedicated to the nine victims of a Feb. 9, 2001 fatal collision between a Japanese fishing training boat, the Ehime Maru, and a U.S. submarine, the Greeneville, during a ceremony to mark the eighth anniversary of the accident, at Kaka'ako Waterfront Park in Honolulu on Feb. 9. Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi, who lost his 17-year-old son Takeshi in the accident, said, ''I really appreciate so many people attending the ceremony every year.'' The monument was built using the Ehime Maru's anchor.

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