HONOLULU -- The Japanese fishing vessel, Ehime Maru, was taken to its final resting place Sunday afternoon.

At about 4 p.m. the sunken boat was taken about 12 miles south of Barbers Point. The 830-ton vessel settled into the ocean floor in 6,000 feet of water.

A Navy barge towed the submerged ship from its previous location off of the reef runway.

Representives of three of the crewmembers' families witnessed the event from a Japanese submarine rescue ship.

For the past month and a half, Navy divers spent more than 300 hours inside the sunken vessel trying to locate the 9 missing men and boys. They were able to recover eight of the bodies.

The fishing training vessel sank on Feb. 9 after being struck by the U.S. nuclear submarine, USS Greenville.

Several families of the victims have announced plans to sue the U.S. government for damages for the loss of their loved ones.