In response to the accident, the Navy changed its policies regarding civilian visits to its ships. The court has subpoena power and provides legal safeguards for the affected parties, such as the right to be represented by USN Admiral (then Vice Admiral) John B. Nathman, who chaired the court of inquiry into the The inquiry panel into the accident consisted of Vice Admiral The court of inquiry began on 5 March 2001. Before accepting the settlement, the two family members had asked for face-to-face apologies from the USN and Waddle, a full investigation into the collision, a reasonable compensation offer, and a promise from the USN to help prevent similar accidents in the future.On 14 December 2002, Waddle, accompanied by Charles Gittins, traveled to Japan to apologize personally to the victims' families.

(20 seconds - 246 KByte) The Distress Call: "Coast Guard, uh, this is, uh, COMSUPAC Pearl Harbor. She was named after Greeneville, the home of 17th United States President On 9 February 2001, while conducting an emergency main ballast tank blow off the coast of Oahu while hosting several civilian "distinguished visitors", mainly donors to the Battleship On 27 January 2002, less than a year after colliding with Following the investigation regarding the collision with On 9 July 2004, when Commander Lorin Selby relieved Hankins as commanding officer of Between 25 and 27 March 2006, a series of anti-submarine warfare exercises were held in Hawaiian waters that included Awarded the 2016 "Battle E" award from Submarine Squadron One after a successful western Pacific deployment. Before departing on the mission, the captain of the Before beginning the maneuvers, Waddle checked the submarine's sonar contacts and noted that there were several surface vessels in the vicinity, but none closer than 7 nautical miles (13 km) away.As the high-speed maneuvers finished at 13:30, Waddle called for Meanwhile, Seacrest was monitoring the ship's fire control console, which graphically displayed the relative position, bearing, and speed of any sonar contacts in the area. The Commanding Officer was relieved. Click here to listen to COMSUBPAC's distress call to the Coast Guard following the collision. Ōnishi testified that large waves swept him overboard and far from his sinking ship, preventing him from assisting the rest of Admiral Albert H. Konetzni testified during the inquiry that Waddle and his crew had rushed into Seacrest was given testimonial immunity in exchange for his testimony. Gittins added that he had received emails from the USN as recently as the week before urging Waddle not to make the trip. Seacrest's immunity apparently meant only that his testimony in the inquiry could not be used as evidence in any subsequent disciplinary action.Kyodo, "U.S. naval inquiry reveals inadequate search," Waddle, Kyodo, "Relatives oppose inquiry recommendations," Kyodo, "Relatives criticize navy ruling," Waddle, Kyodo, "U.S. to launch formal inquiry into fatal submarine accident," Kyodo, "Investigation of sub accident stalled," NTSB, Kyodo, "Ehime school groups petition U.S. Embassy to raise ship," NTSB, Kyodo, "Ehime school groups petition U.S. Embassy to raise ship," NTSB, Kyodo, "Waddle visits Ehime memorial", Tyler, "Former USS Kyodo, "Waddle visits Ehime memorial", Tyler, "Former USS Giordono, "Lawyer blames military for delay of Waddle's visit to Johnson, Chalmers, "Three Rapes: The Status of Forces Agreement and Okinawa", Maeda, Tetsuo, "The Unbelievable "Lightness" of the US-Japan Alliance", Allen, David, "Johnson, Chalmers, "Three Rapes: The Status of Forces Agreement and Okinawa", Maeda, Tetsuo, "The Unbelievable "Lightness" of the US-Japan Alliance. An NTSB official, along with several USN and USCG officers, questioned Waddle and Pfeifer about the incident as soon as U.S. Admiral Thomas Fargo, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet at the time of the incidentThe perceived lack of remorse by Waddle, plus reports in the Japanese media that Japanese government officials publicly expressed concern over the reports that civilians had been at In addition to the NTSB investigation, the USN also initiated their own investigation on 10 February. Working in low- to zero-visibility conditions, 66 MDSU ONE and 30 Japanese On 10 April 2002, the USN signed an agreement to pay the Ehime Prefectural Government US$11.47 million in compensation for the sinking of On 14 November 2002, the USN agreed to pay $13.9 million in compensation to 33 of the 35 families of victims or injured survivors. February 9, 2001: Navy Submarine Accidentally Sinks Japanese Fishing Boat; Civilians at Controls. The NTSB report, however, was more critical of the distractions caused by the DV civilians on of a training vessel of Uwajima Fisheries High SchoolKyodo, "U.S. to extend hunt for missing crew of ship by one day," USN, Kyodo, "Sub captain's decisions surprised ranking officer," Waddle, Kyodo, "Surviving students arrive at Kansai airport," Waddle, Kyodo, "Families of missing lash out at U.S. Navy,"Kyodo, "Families of missing lash out at U.S. Navy," Kyodo, "U.S. envoy apologizes to families of missing people," Kyodo, "Sub captain's decisions surprised ranking officer," Kyodo, "Kyodo, "U.S. to extend hunt for missing crew of ship by one day. On 10 January 2001, the Ehime Maru, a Japanese fishing trawler owned by the government of Ehime Prefecture, 191 feet (58 m) in length and measuring 741 gross tons, departed from Uwajima Fishery High School, a secondary school in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Gittler, Juliana; Hana Kusumoto (2 February 2003).

On 15 December, Waddle visited the In a press conference on 17 December, Gittins criticized the USN for their continued insistence that Waddle not come to Japan to visit the victims' families.