Memorial held on 9th anniv. of ship collision with U.S. sub

Memorial held on 9th anniv. of ship collision with U.S. sub

MATSUYAMA, Japan - People offer prayers at Uwajima Fisheries High School in Ehime Prefecture on Feb. 10, 2010, during a ninth-year memorial service for the nine victims of the 2001 collision between fisheries high school training ship Ehime Maru and a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in waters off Hawaii. Some 300 people attended the ceremony.

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