Unmanned deep-sea probe starts search for Ehime Maru

Unmanned deep-sea probe starts search for Ehime Maru

HONOLULU, United States - Crew aboard a U.S. Navy ship pilot an unmanned submersible off Oahu Island on Feb. 16 in a search for the Japanese fisheries training ship that sank Feb. 9 after being struck by a Navy submarine. The Scorpio-2 submersible is expected to pinpoint the location of the 499-ton Ehime Maru, which sank in 550 meters of water 18 kilometers south of the island after being hit by the 6,080-ton nuclear sub USS Greeneville as it was surfacing in an emergency drill.

U.S. Navy deploys deep-sea probe to search Ehime Maru

U.S. Navy deploys deep-sea probe to search Ehime Maru

HONOLULU, United States - The Scorpio-2, an unmanned deep-sea search vessel, is lifted from a ship at Pearl Harbor on Feb. 13. The U.S. Navy said it will deploy the vessel to search the Japanese fishery training ship Ehime Maru which sank last week after colliding with a U.S. submarine.

Videotaped image of Ehime Maru shows dent in hull

Videotaped image of Ehime Maru shows dent in hull

HONOLULU, United States - A dent in the bow of the Ehime Maru, the Japanese fisheries training ship which was hit and sunk by the U.S. submarine Greeneville, is shown in this videotape image taken by Scorpio-2, a U.S. Navy submersible vehicle. The U.S. Navy showed video footage of the Ehime Maru on Feb. 17 to relatives of Japanese people who were on the ship and are reported missing.

U.S. Navy shows families video of sunken ship

U.S. Navy shows families video of sunken ship

HONOLULU, United States - The U.S. Navy on Feb. 17 showed video footage of a fisheries training ship sunk Feb. 9 by a U.S. submarine to relatives of the Japanese missing in the collision. The videotapes were taken by the Navy's remote control Scorpio-2 submersible, which detected the wreckage of the 499-ton Ehime Maru of Uwajima Fisheries High School on Feb. 16. The ship was found lying on the seabed some 600 meters underwater off Oahu Island. The submersible has not yet found any of the nine missing people. The Ehime Maru was struck by the 6,080-ton nuclear-powered submarine Greeneville while the U.S. vessel was making a rapid ascent.

Unmanned deep-sea probe starts search for Ehime Maru

Unmanned deep-sea probe starts search for Ehime Maru

HONOLULU, United States - Crew aboard a U.S. Navy ship pilot an unmanned submersible off Oahu Island on Feb. 16 in a search for the Japanese fisheries training ship that sank Feb. 9 after being struck by a Navy submarine. The Scorpio-2 submersible is expected to pinpoint the location of the 499-ton Ehime Maru, which sank in 550 meters of water 18 kilometers south of the island after being hit by the 6,080-ton nuclear sub USS Greeneville as it was surfacing in an emergency drill.

U.S. Navy deploys deep-sea probe to search Ehime Maru

U.S. Navy deploys deep-sea probe to search Ehime Maru

HONOLULU, United States - The Scorpio-2, an unmanned deep-sea search vessel, is lifted from a ship at Pearl Harbor on Feb. 13. The U.S. Navy said it will deploy the vessel to search the Japanese fishery training ship Ehime Maru which sank last week after colliding with a U.S. submarine.