Ehime Maru (2002) Shifting
Fisheries training vessel Ehime Maru (IMO 9267845 🇯🇵) shifting from Pier 9 to Pier 30, Honolulu Harbor.
Ehime Maru at Pier 9. Note that she is flying the Blue Peter or Papa (P) flag. 5 October 2025.
Crew members hoisting the Hotel (H) flag in place of the Golf (G) flag on board Ehime Maru. The Golf flag indicates that the ship is in need of a pilot. The Hotel flag indicates that a pilot is on board. 5 October 2025.
Ehime Maru’s master (left) and Captain Ed Enos (Pilot 16). 5 October 2025.
Ehime Maru leaving Pier 9. 5 October 2025.
Ehime Maru in Kapālama Channel, approaching Pier 30. 5 October 2025.
The name Ehime Maru will forever be linked to tragedy. The Ehime Maru previous to the one in the photos above was accidentally struck by the United States Navy submarine USS Greeneville on 9 February 2001 off the south coast of O‘ahu. The ship sank and nine people (four students, two teachers, and three crew) lost their lives.
For more details about the accident, please see the National Transportation Safety Board’s Marine Accident Brief DCA-01-MM-022.
There is a memorial, dedicated to those who were lost, located in Kaka‘ako Waterfront Park on O‘ahu. The anchor was recovered from the ship. The three arrows to the right of the anchor indicate (relative direction and distance) where the accident occurred, the ship’s ultimate resting place, and Aloha Tower.
Ehime Maru Memorial overlooking the ocean. 15 March 2025.
