Honolulu Memorial for Victims of Sub Collision

Japanese fishing students who survived their boat’s collision with a U.S. nuclear submarine gathered with family and government officials in Honolulu to remember the nine men and boys who died.

At the dedication of a memorial, speakers said they hoped it would not only remind people of the loss but also symbolize the ties that developed between the nations since the collision exactly one year ago.

Nine of 35 students, teachers and crew from the Uwajima Fisheries High School died aboard the Ehime Maru when the Greeneville surfaced beneath it Feb. 9, 2001, sinking it in 2,000 feet of water south of Oahu.