US Navy Orders Safety Pause For Entire Submarine Force

Seawolf-class attack submarine USS Connecticut in the Pacific Ocean with a US Navy HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter and aircraft carrier USS George Washington and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga, November 17, 2009. US Navy/MCS1 John M. Hageman  

Business Insider: US Navy orders safety pause for entire submarine force after attack sub ran into underwater mountain in South China Sea 

* The US Navy has ordered a safety stand-down for the submarine force following an incident last month. 

* Last month, attack sub USS Connecticut ran into an uncharted seamount. 

* An investigation into the incident suggested the accident was preventable. 

The US Navy ordered a safety stand-down for the entire submarine force on Wednesday in response to the results of an investigation into an incident last month in the South China Sea. 

On October 2, the powerful Seawolf-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Connecticut collided with an object, the Navy said in a statement five days after the incident as the damaged $3 billion submarine limped into port in Guam.

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WNU Editor: US Navy is describing this training as a stand-down and that the submarine force will continue to operate and deploy.