The submerged USS Greeneville raced past the slow-moving Japanese fishing vessel Ehime Maru before a fateful course reversal that ended in their deadly collision, according to information released Friday.
It was the first disclosure of the submarine's movements in the critical 10 minutes leading up to the Feb. 9 collision that sank the Ehime Maru. Nine of the 35 on board the Japanese training ship are missing and presumed dead.
The National Transportation Safety Board, which is conducting an investigation of the accident nine miles off Honolulu, released the information, which shows the surface and subsurface movements of the two vessels.
The Navy is scheduled to open hearings into the accident Monday at Pearl Harbor, focusing on the actions of the Greeneville's officers.
Navy lawyers on Friday were reviewing a request from attorneys for submarine Cmdr. Scott Waddle seeking "testimonial immunity" for Waddle during next week's hearings.
Testimonial immunity would prevent military lawyers from prosecuting Waddle based upon anything he says during the investigative hearing, according to military legal expert Eugene Fidell, president of the National Institute of Military Justice.<
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