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TAPE_NUMBER: EF01/0164 IN_TIME: 20:58:39 LENGTH: 01:14 SOURCES: All NIPPON TV except shot 0000 = US Coast Guard RESTRICTIONS: NIPPON TV = No Access Japan FEED: VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) SCRIPT: Voice and effects XFA Anxiety was yielding to anger and despair in the rural Japanese town of Uwajima as night fell on Saturday, without word of four high school students and two teachers missing since a U-S. nuclear submarine surfaced under their fishing boat off Hawaii. The submarine equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles. The Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshiro Mori, has said the United States has admitted responsibility for the accident and apologized. Meanwhile Amateur video has been released of the Japanese students boarding the boat which on Friday collided with a U-S nuclear submarine off the coast of Hawaii. VOICE OVER: 0002 The U-S-S Greeneville was on routine patrol south of Oahu when it surfaced. Its stern collided with the Japanese fishing vessel. 0012 It was exactly one month ago that thirteen high school students and two teachers from the Uwajima Fisheries High school, waved joyously to friends and family seeing them off on their journey. 0025 The 499-ton ship left on January 10th to hunt for tuna, swordfish and shark. 0031 Twenty other people were also on board. When the U-S sub struck the fishing vessel twenty six of those aboard were rescued. Still missing are four students, two teachers and three crew members. 0042 In Uwajima, town officials said they were trying to coordinate a response to the accident. 0048 Meanwhile family and friends gathered at the high school desperate to find out more information. 0054 UPSOUND 2 secs 0057 There was a flash on the television about the ship says this relative, I called the school straight away but there was great confusion. 0107 A spokesman for the US Pacific Fleet has promised a full investigation into the reasons for the crash. SHOTLIST: Ehime Prefecture, Japan -- January 10 & February 20, 2001 US COAST GUARD Off Oahu 0000 Close up of damage to US submarine NIPPON TV Amateur Video January 10, 2001 0012 Wide shot of Japan ship Ehime Maru about to leave port 0017 Pan of students on board ship waving goodbye 0031 Ship crew waving goodbye 0034 Relatives at port waving 0037 Wide shot of Ehime Maru leaving NIPPON TV -10 February 2001 0042 Exterior of school 0046 Close-up of sign: Uwajima fishery high school 0048 Woman talking on phone crying 0054 UPSOUND: (Japanese) Relative 0056 Rekative talking 0106 Woman comforting crying woman 0110 Relatives 0114 VISION ENDS?