US sub hits school boat

Diplomatic anger, as well as personal sorrow, was the first reaction to the sinking of a Japanese school’s trawler Ehime Maru off Hawaii, carrying 35 crew and students, nine of whom are missing, presumed drowned. Questions were raised as to whether the nuclear submarine Greeneville had followed safety procedures before surfacing. These were compounded by the fact that a (supervised) civilian was at the controls and that there was some sonar contact before the event.