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Saturday, March 21, 2009

U.S. Submarine, Naval Ship Collide in Hormuz Strait


A U.S. submarine and a U.S. amphibious ship collided yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz, the Navy’s 5th Fleet in Bahrain said.

Fifteen sailors were slightly injured aboard the submarine, the Hartford, and returned to duty, the Navy said in an e-mailed statement. No one serving on the amphibious vessel, the New Orleans, was hurt.

The nuclear-powered submarine’s propulsion plant was unaffected by the collision, while the New Orleans sustained a ruptured fuel tank, according to the statement.

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