The Japan coast guard identified the trawler and its owner after Canadian officials provided the identification number on the hull of the ship.

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Ismay left the ship, I believe, because he fell through all the important categories, but also because he had no identification with those men on board who were lighting up their last cigarettes and preparing to die.

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