 None of the nine missing were seen by any of the survivors, "Greeneville" crewmembers, or USCG personnel after the ship sank.Captain Ōnishi stated that the nine missing people were probably in the ship's galley and engine rooms when the ship sank.USCG and USN aircraft and ships searched the ocean around "Ehime Maru"'s last location continuously for 22 days, until 2 March.