1. Griffiths also testified that the sub had fallen behind schedule, suggesting that its captain and crew may have rushed preparations for a surfacing maneuver just before the collision. 2. It is not yet clear whether the Greeneville was within a publicly marked training area when it performed the surfacing maneuver. 3. Two civilians were at control stations on the Greeneville at the time of the rapid surfacing maneuver. 4. Brandhuber testified that he was in the back of the control room when the ship went to periscope depth and during the surfacing maneuver. 5. Griffiths, back on the stand Tuesday, reiterated his belief that the three civilians at various controls during the emergency surfacing maneuver did not contribute to the collision. 6. On Tuesday, Griffiths testified that two officers told naval investigators they were concerned Waddle was rushing the surfacing maneuver, but neither spoke up. 7. The Navy submarine was practicing a quick surfacing maneuver when it rammed and sunk the Ehime Maru. 8. The USS Greeneville, practicing a quick surfacing maneuver, smashed into the Ehime Maru, which was carrying high school students on a fisheries training mission. 9. The USS Greenville rammed the Ehime Maru while practicing an emergency surfacing maneuver. 10. The Washington Post, citing a source it did not identify, said another civilian was at the ballast controls, where the surfacing maneuver would have begun. |