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Boaters can greet the new Ehime Maru

Advertiser Staff and News Services

The new Ehime Maru, named after the Japanese fishing vessel that was sunk by a fatal collision with the submarine USS Greeneville two years ago, is scheduled to arrive off Honolulu at 8 a.m. tomorrow, one mile south of H Buoy.

The Coast Guard has granted permission for a welcoming flotilla to greet the ship.

Boaters can give the vessel a memorable arrival by meeting it at sea at 7:30 a.m., complete with aloha signs, whistles, waving and a musical escort to the main ship channel.

For security reasons, only commercial vessels homeported in Honolulu Harbor and Coast Guard Auxiliary vessels will be allowed in the main ship channel and inner harbor. All other vessels must break off at buoys No. 1 and No. 2.

To participate, contact Capt. Dave Lynn at 524-6479 or pilot5@aloha.net.

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