Ex-Skipper of U.S. Sub Pays Respects to Victims
From Times Wire Reports
The former skipper of a U.S. submarine that rammed and sank a Japanese fishing school boat last year paid a condolence call to Japan. Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Scott Waddle laid flowers at a memorial in Uwajima to offer his personal apology.
Waddle was at the helm of the nuclear-powered Greeneville when it surfaced beneath the Ehime Maru on Feb. 9, 2001, sinking it off the coast of Hawaii. Nine of the 35 people aboard the training vessel died.
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