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Crowley Marine Services successfully concluded work November 25th as prime contractor for the US Navy's Ehime Mam recovery and relocation operation, with placement of the ship at its final resting site approximately 12 miles off the island of Oahu, Hawaii, in more than 8,500 feet of water. The Navy contracted with Crowley to design, engineer and execute the plan to lift the Ehime Maru from the shallow water recovery site, transport it to deepwater and lower it to the ocean floor. The Ehime Maru sank in 2,000 feet of water on February 9, when it was struck by the USS Greeneville, a Navy submarine practicing an emergency-surfacing maneuver off Diamond Head. The Dutch recovery company Smit-Tak raised the Ehime Maru from its original resting-place and transported it to the shallow water dive site about a mile south of Honolulu International Airport in October. Crowley provided transportation of critical components needed during Phase I of the salvage operation for Smit-Tak, and took over as the prime contractor for Phase II at the shallow water recovery site. There, in about 115 feet of water, Navy divers searched the vessel for remains of nine people who perished in the accident. Eight bodies were recovered.