Damaged US sub in port after undersea collision in South China Sea
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Oct 8, 04:57 PM
A Navy official says the Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine Connecticut, which collided with an unknown underwater object in the South China Sea, has arrived in port at Guam. The Navy says the USS Connecticut was conducting routine operations when it struck the object on Oct. 2. (Thiep Van Nguyen II/U.S. Navy via AP)
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine that was damaged in a collision with an unknown underwater object in the South China Sea last weekend has arrived in port at Guam, the Navy said Friday.
No further details about the circumstances of the collision or the extent of damage to the fast-attack submarine Connecticut were available, but China’s Foreign Ministry expressed “serious concern” about what happened.
“As the party involved, the U.S. should clarify in detail the situation of the accident, including the location, the intention of the sailing, details of the accident, such as what exactly it collided with, whether it caused a nuclear leak, and whether it damaged the local marine environment,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters Friday.
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