Two More Bodies Found In Sunken Ship
First Victim Identified As Radio Officer
UPDATED: 10:20 pm HST October 17, 2001
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HONOLULU -- U.S. Navy divers located two more bodies late Wednesday inside the wrecked Japanese fishing vessel Ehime Maru.
Because of limited daylight, divers were able to remove only one of the bodies before sunset. The Navy says that the divers will remove the second body when searching resumes Thursday morning.The Navy has so far discovered three bodies inside the vessel (pictured, right), which sank into 2,000 feet of Pacific Ocean water Feb. 9 after being struck by the submarine USS Greeneville. Six others crewmembers remain missing.
The first body was discovered and removed Tuesday. He was identified as Hirotaka Segawa (pictured, left), 60, one of five adults lost with the ship. Segawa was the ship's chief radio officer.An autopsy determined that he drowned. He was identified through dental records.
Navy officials said that they expect divers to be able to recover five to seven bodies from the ship, which now sits in 115 feet of water a mile off the Honolulu Airport reef runway.They said that other victims may have been swept away when the vessel was rammed from underneath Feb. 9 by the rapidly surfacing submarine USS Greeneville.Divers have searched less than 10 percent of the ship so far, according to the Navy.
Because of limited daylight, divers were able to remove only one of the bodies before sunset. The Navy says that the divers will remove the second body when searching resumes Thursday morning.The Navy has so far discovered three bodies inside the vessel (pictured, right), which sank into 2,000 feet of Pacific Ocean water Feb. 9 after being struck by the submarine USS Greeneville. Six others crewmembers remain missing.The first body was discovered and removed Tuesday. He was identified as Hirotaka Segawa (pictured, left), 60, one of five adults lost with the ship. Segawa was the ship's chief radio officer.An autopsy determined that he drowned. He was identified through dental records. | Video |
Previous Stories:
- October 17, 2001: First Body Found Inside Ehime Maru
- October 15, 2001: Ehime Maru Reaches New Resting Place
- October 14, 2001: Ehime Maru Close To Journey's End
- October 13, 2001: All Going As Planned With Ehime Maru
- October 12, 2001: Problems Encountered In Ehime Maru Lifting
- October 10, 2001: Ehime Maru Move To Start Wednesday
- October 6, 2001: First Ehime Maru Lifting Operation Successful
- September 27, 2001: Ehime Maru Salvagers Trying New Plan
- September 9, 2001: Japan Official Observes Recovery Efforts
- September 8, 2001: Navy Calls For Help Raising Ehime Maru
- September 2, 2001: New Setback In Ehime Maru Recovery
- August 31, 2001: Ehime Maru Raising Hits Snag
- August 30, 2001: Navy Trying To Lift Ehime Maru
- August 23, 2001: Ehime Maru Recovery Hits Snag
- August 21, 2001: Japanese Sub Joins Ehime Maru Salvage
- August 16, 2001: Divers Practice Ehime Maru Recovery
- August 8, 2001: Salvage Ship Arrives At Wreckage Site
- July 21, 2001: Teams Blast Ehime Maru's Mast
- July 14, 2001: Ehime Maru Recovery Ship Arrives In Honolulu
- July 2, 2001: Japanese Ship Helps Navy Salvage Operation
- June 16, 2001: Report: Ehime Maru Can Be Safely Raised
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