Fast-attack submarine USS Jacksonville (SSN 699) prepares to moor pierside at Naval Station Mayport. Homeported in Norfolk, Va., this submarine's namesake invokes a special connection to the people of Jacksonville. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Leah Stiles. Wikipedia
Billion-Dollar US Nuclear Sub Comes Off Worst In Strait Of Hormuz Collision With ‘Fishing Boat’ -- RT
The USS Jacksonville, a large nuclear submarine, has broken its periscope after colliding with a vessel which escaped unscathed. This is the latest collision to involve a US vessel in the busy and tense oil chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz.
The American sub was performing a routine pre-dawn patrol when seamen heard a “thump”, according to a Navy source who spoke to several news agencies. The crew tried to ascertain the damage by looking into its periscope, only to realize it was no longer working. The other periscope on the submarine revealed that the first one had been “sheared off”.
It appears the ‘fishing trawler’ that collided with the 7,000-tonne submarine was not only undamaged, but barely noticed the accident.
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