Word: maru
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...nothing prepared them for the shock of hearing that an American submarine, nuclear-powered and laden with the world's most sophisticated electronic gear, sprang without warning out of the waters near Hawaii, smashing into and sinking the Ehime Maru, a training vessel from the Uwajima Fisheries High School. Nine local men and boys are still lost at sea. As more and more incomprehensible details about the incident became known?the surfacing exercise was for the entertainment of visitors, two civilians were at the controls, the submarine crew appeared to make no effort to take survivors aboard, the search...
...ongoing investigation into the deadly February 9 collision of the USS Greeneville and the Japanese fishing boat Ehime Maru was going nowhere fast. Civilians and Navy personnel on board the submarine that day reported that careful and routine surveillance did not at any time reveal the presence of ships nearby. On Tuesday, however, National Transportation Safety Board officials revealed that the sub's sonar had in fact picked up the Maru just over an hour before the collision. In addition, the Greenville's fire control technician, who's responsible for plotting the sub's position using sonar contacts, told investigators...
...Kaiwo Maru, of Japan, was also an impressive sight. The 361-foot ship, flying a huge rising sun flag, had its uniformed sailors lined up on the deck as it passed the reviewing stand near the World Trade Center...