First Look At The USS Connecticut After Its Underwater Collision

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Warzone/The Drive: This Is Our First Look At The USS Connecticut After Its Underwater Collision  

The Navy remains tight-lipped as to what the nuclear submarine hit in the South China Sea and the damage that was done. 

One of the Navy's prized Seawolf class nuclear fast-attack submarines, the USS Connecticut (SSN-22), slammed into a "submerged object" on Oct. 2, 2021. After it was clear that the submarine was stable and its reactor was safe to operate, it limped from the South China Sea, where the collision reportedly occurred, back to the sprawling U.S. naval facility in Guam, where the damage would be assessed and the accident investigated. The Navy has remained very tight-lipped about what it thinks Connecticut collided with, or if it has any idea what it was at all. You can read about some of the possibilities here. As of today, no pictures of the stricken submarine have surfaced, which is somewhat remarkable, although there have been plenty of misrepresented images floating around social media that claim to show the damage. Now, The War Zone has obtained satellite imagery that shows Connecticut tied up to the pier in Guam — the first public image of the submarine since the incident.  

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WNU Editor: Cannot tell much from the above picture. At least the sub is not in a dry dock.  

Update: China is demanding an explanation/answers .... USS Connecticut collision info in S.China Sea must be disclosed (Global Times editorial).