Toshiya Sakashima Age: 17 Lived alone with his mother in Uwajima City. He worked in construction and at the city fish markets to help support them. For a present, he once gave a classmate a pirzed yellowtail fish.

Yusuke Terata Age: 17 Loved animals, especially fish. When he visited Toyko on a school trip last year, he was disappointed that the group did not get to see the Parasite Museum, which is filled with exhibits of parasites and a famous display of giant tapeworks. He planned to be a veterinarian.

Takeshi Mizuguchi Age: 17 Loved computers and Japanese animation. His friends considered him a walking encyclopedia of Japanese animation. He was at the top of his class in ocean engineering and told friends he dreamed of going to college.

Katsuya Nomoto Age: 17 He was fascinated witih gadgets and fiddled with machines. His father is a fisherman, but Katsuya dreamed of being an engineer.

The Crew Members

Hirotaka Segawa Age: 60 Served as the chief radio operator. He was to retire when he returned home from the Hawai'i trip. He radioed for help after the collision.

Toshimichi Furuya Age: 47 Served as chief engineer. Believed to have been in engine room at the time of the collision.

Hiroshi Nishida Age: 49 Served as first engineer. Believed to have been in the engine room at the time of the collision.

The Instructors

Hiroshi Makisawa Age: 37 Described by a colleague as a quiet man with a strong sense of responsibility.

Jyun Nakata Age: 33 A young man who was more like a big brother than a teacher to his students.

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