1.   Navy officials said that the civilians, on an outing to build public relations, were closely monitored during an emergency surfacing drill and did not cause the accident.

2.   A Navy court of inquiry concluded Waddle rushed the submarine crew through its preparations for the surfacing drill and did not conduct a thorough enough periscope sweep before hand.

3.   After lunch came the emergency surfacing drill.

4.   Griffiths said the late schedule apparently prompted Waddle to rush through preparations for the surfacing drill.

5.   He said Waddle hurried through preparations for an emergency surfacing drill, perhaps because the sub was behind schedule.

6.   He said Waddle could have altered the tour and even considered deleting the emergency surfacing drill from the schedule but never did.

7.   He said Waddle then appeared to hurry the crew through preparations for the surfacing drill.

8.   Sloan also said that when the Greeneville first set sail that day, Waddle told him the ship would not be conducting an emergency surfacing drill.

9.   Shortly after Waddle did a periscope sweep and reportedly saw nothing problematic, the Greeneville went ahead with an emergency surfacing drill and rammed the Ehime Maru.

10.   The Greeneville was demonstrating an emergency surfacing drill for its visitors when it rammed the Ehime Maru, causing it to flood and quickly sink.