Trawler captain tells of sub collision terror

The captain of the Japanese trawler smashed to pieces by a surfacing US Navy submarine has told a military inquiry of the terrifying incident that killed nine people.

The captain of the Japanese trawler smashed to pieces by a surfacing US Navy submarine has told a military inquiry of the terrifying incident that killed nine people.

Hisao Onishi told the court of inquiry at Pearl Harbour that the first impact knocked the rear of the Ehime Maru towards the sky.

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