Nuclear submarine collides with cruiser off US East Coast

AP


A Los Angeles-class submarine similar to USS Montpelier, which collided with USS San Jacinto on Saturday. Photograph: Jim Hampshire/Getty Images

A nuclear submarine has collided with a cruiser during routine operations off the east coast of the US.

The US Fleet Forces Command said the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Montpelier and the Aegis cruiser USS San Jacinto collided at about 3.30pm on Saturday.

No one was injured, and the extent of any damage to the vessels was not clear on Saturday evening, said Lieutenant Commander Brian Badura.

"We have had circumstances where navy vessels have collided at sea in the past, but they are fairly rare as to how often they do take place," Badura told the Associated Press.

Navy officials said the collision was under investigation, but declined to give details on where the incident took place or what would happen next.

"If we do have an incident that does take place, there are folks that swing into action … to help us make a better, more conclusive explanation of exactly what happened," Badura said.

The news release said overall damage to both ships was being evaluated and that the sub's propulsion plant was unaffected by the collision.

Both ships are based at Norfolk, Virginia, and are operating on their own power.

The Pentagon said late on Saturday it was investigating how the collision had taken place.

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Comment by windy windlan on October 16, 2012 at 2:25pm

Hope they can figure out why this can even happen. There needs to be some sort of full-time environmental awareness built into the nav systems. I am not a rocket scientist but it does seem so logical. If Detroit can build this into their cars then why can't the Pentagon geniuses do it too. Their hardware far exceeds the value of a Cadillac.

Comment by Christopher on October 14, 2012 at 2:54pm

"The Pentagon said late on Saturday it was investigating how the collision had taken place."

By running into, or hitting each other?

Comment by bys on October 14, 2012 at 2:05pm

The captain had just gotten his flu shot!

Comment by Patty Volies on October 14, 2012 at 11:01am

We knew the Military were saying they were going to stand by the people absolutely. So it stands to reason there are good guys and bad guys in the Military. Good vs. Evil everywhere.

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