 On 15 December, Waddle visited the "Ehime Maru" memorial at Uwajima Fisheries High School and placed a wreath of white lilies before a monument to the dead, bowed in silence and then read the victims' names aloud.No local officials were present during Waddle's visit, citing statements from some victims' families that they did not want Waddle to visit.Later that day, Waddle met with some of the families of the victims and with some of the survivors.