The Los Angeles class attack submarine USS Jacksonville (SSN 699), right, moors alongside USS Hampton (SSN 767), following her return from a three month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class B.L. Keller.
U.S. Attack Submarine Strikes Vessel In Gulf -- Reuters
(Reuters) - A nuclear-powered U.S. attack submarine struck a suspected fishing vessel shortly after passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf on Thursday, damaging one of the submarine's periscopes but injuring no one, a Navy official said on the condition of anonymity.
The Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement the vessel appeared unaware of the incident, adding it "continued on a consistent course and speed offering no indication of distress or acknowledgment of a collision."
The USS Jacksonville, a Los Angeles-class, nuclear-powered submarine, did not appear to suffer further damage, the Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet said.
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My Comment: This was a close call.
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