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.

Relatives pray for Ehime Maru victims in Hawaii

Relatives pray for Ehime Maru victims in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Thirteen relatives of three people who died in the 2001 sinking of the Japanese fisheries high school training ship Ehime Maru by a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in waters off Hawaii pray for the victims at a memorial in the Kaka'ako seaside park on Oahu Island on Feb. 9 in a ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the sinking.

Memorial ceremony for Ehime Maru victims held in Hawaii

Memorial ceremony for Ehime Maru victims held in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Family members of Japanese victims who were killed when the U.S. nuclear submarine Greeneville struck and sank the Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru off Hawaii, offer flowers at a cenotaph at Kaka'ako Waterfront Park in Honolulu on Feb. 9 during a ceremony to mark the two-year anniversary of the collision.

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. (Kyodo)

Relatives pray for Ehime Maru victims in Hawaii

Relatives pray for Ehime Maru victims in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Thirteen relatives of three people who died in the 2001 sinking of the Japanese fisheries high school training ship Ehime Maru by a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in waters off Hawaii pray for the victims at a memorial in the Kaka'ako seaside park on Oahu Island on Feb. 9 in a ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the sinking. (Kyodo)

Memorial ceremony for Ehime Maru victims held in Hawaii

Memorial ceremony for Ehime Maru victims held in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Family members of Japanese victims who were killed when the U.S. nuclear submarine Greeneville struck and sank the Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru off Hawaii, offer flowers at a cenotaph at Kaka'ako Waterfront Park in Honolulu on Feb. 9 during a ceremony to mark the two-year anniversary of the collision. (Kyodo)