A nuclear-powered U.S. submarine operating in waters near Iran was involved in a collision Friday with an amphibious U.S. vessel, Reuters reported.
The accident in the Strait of Hormuz did not damage the nuclear propulsion unit on the USS Hartford, according to U.S. Fifth Fleet spokesman Lt. Nathan Christensen.
However, 15 sailors on the submarine suffered minimal injuries in the collision with the USS New Orleans."It was a nighttime event and the submarine was submerged at the time," Christensen said.
"Both ships are operating under their own power and have passed through the strait."The accident follows a 2007 incident in which another nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Newport News, hit a Japanese ship in the strait, Reuters reported
Source: Iran Va Jahan
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Here we have mobil nukes on the water, almost colliding. And yet others are worried about countries that don't have any viable nukes.
Who should be worrying?
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