Monday, October 15, 2012

U.S. Navy Submarine And Cruiser Collide Off Florida

The submarine MONTPELIER underway the day after her collision with the cruiser SAN JACINTO. There is no sign of the vertical control fin, normally seen projecting from the water at the aft end of the vessel. US Navy photograph by MC2 Mike DiMestico.

Navy Submarine and Cruiser Collide Off Florida -- ABC News

Two Navy vessels collided this afternoon off the coast of northeastern Florida, there were no injuries aboard the submarine and cruiser involved in the collision.

According to a Navy statement the submarine USS Montpelier (SSN 765) and the Aegis cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) collided at approximately 3:30 p.m. ET.

The statement adds that there were no injuries aboard either ship and that the submarine’s nuclear powered reactor “was unaffected by this collision.”

The incident is under investigation.

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More News On The Collision Of The USS Montpelier (SSN 765) And The Aegis Cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56)

Photos from submarine-cruiser collision off Florida coast
-- Defense News
Collision of Navy Ships Prompts Pentagon Inquiry -- New York Times
Navy nuclear submarine, cruiser collide off East Coast; no injuries reported -- NBC
No injuries as two US Navy vessels collide off Eastern US Coast -- Dvids
Navy nuclear submarine and missile cruiser COLLIDE off Florida coast during training exercise -- Daily Mail
Cruiser collides with nuclear sub off US East Coast -- BBC
Nuclear submarine collides with cruiser off US coast -- The Guardian
Damage but no injuries as U.S. Navy cruiser, submarine collide -- Reuters
Cruiser collides with nuclear submarine during US Navy drills -- RT

My Comment: This could have turned out very bad.

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