Should we raise the Ehime Maru?

[sharkeeper]

The Japanese have offered to help.

There seems to be a lot of controversy over this as well.

Cheers!

 

[skywhr]

Why bother...

 

[sharkeeper]

From : CNN:



<< Responding to pressure from the family members of the nine missing, who believe their loved ones may be entombed on the sunken ship, the Japanese government has strongly requested that the U.S. raise the ship, which sits upright 2,033 feet (620 meters) beneath the surface. >>



Cheers!

 

[iamwiz82]

no, it will just cause more negative feelings, since the boat would be tangible. Right now its just a hunk of wood and metal under the sea.

 

[skywhr]

If they want it raised then they should raise it.

 

[oldandquitemad]

Sure we can. Then we can park it next to the Arizona.


(George zips up his flame suit)

 

[ArkAoss]

shoot, why not park it next to the arizona, think about it, the arizona shows what happens when we are being stupid enemys, but to raize the Ehime maru, and plant it next to the arizona, would show how mature and changed we are. good idea george, if only I knew how to spell idea.

 

[Moonbeam]

What an incredible blunder.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

I think we should raise it and we should build a memorial on the closest island. Better yet, have the Navy do all this with the Japanese Navy.

 

[Windogg]

Yes, the remains of those that did not make it could still be within the sunken ship. Recovery will show that the US cares about those that were affected by the tragic accident.

 

[AndrewR]

I don't understand. The ship right now is the tomb for those that died, and they rest at sea where they wanted to venture as fishermen (they were all male, right?). I don't see that raising the ship really does anything other than moving the bodies around.

I'm not insenstive to the families, and I suppose if they want it done to give them a proper burial, they should do it. At this point, attempting to place myself in their shoes, I'd be inclined to let the dead rest.

Such a tragic accident, and the probabilities of it happening are so amazingly low.

Just out of curiousity, why did a Japanese ship go to Hawaii to look at fish? Isn't that a little far to go, or was the trip along the lines of a &quot;working/learning vacation&quot;? I didn't read anything detailed about the ship's journey.

 

[The Dancing Peacock]

Andrew, the fisherman go where the fish are. We as a world have overfished most of the oceans, the Japanese eat quite a bit of fish, so everyone has to go much further to catch more fish. I doubt it was a vacation.

my environmentalist-type thing for today

late.


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