Japan's Training Ship Victims Plan Compensation Lawsuit in USRelatives of eight Japanese aboard a high school training ship sunk by the US submarine Greeneville plan a lawsuit in the US seeking compensation from Washington over the collision, Kyodo news reported Tuesday.At least two families of the Japanese lost at sea and six families of the survivors aboard the doomed Japanese ship Ehime Maru plan to join the group to be formed Thursday, Kyodo said, quoting family sources. Other families may join the group which is currently selecting lawyers, it reported. With the formation of the group, the relatives of the nine lost at sea and 26 survivors of the collision will be split into two groups, the report said, adding that at least 24 families are aiming to reach an out-of-court settlement Dissatisfaction has been mounting among families of the victims since Scott Waddle, former captain of the U.S. submarine Greeneville, received an administrative punishment over the collision based on a recommendation by the Navy Court of Inquiry. Waddle was relieved of command of the submarine following the collision. The families also seek the full revelation of all the facts behind the collision, the report said. Nine Japanese, including four high school students, were killed on Feburary 9 when the 6,080-ton Greeneville hit the 499-ton Ehime Maru which sank off Hawaii with 35 people on board. The Greeneville was conducting an emergency surfacing drill for civilian guests on board when the disaster happened. |
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