The unknown object that the US Navy’s Seawolf-class nuclear submarine Connecticut collided with in the South China Sea on October 2 turned out to be a seamount. It is reported by the portal of the US Navy Institute. USNI News…
“Investigations revealed that USS Connecticut collided with an uncharted seamount in international waters in the Indo-Pacific,” said Seventh Fleet spokesman Haley Sims. The results of the investigation of the incident will be communicated to the commander of the US Seventh Fleet, Vice Admiral Karl Thomas. It is he who will determine the need for prosecution.
USS Connecticut got into an emergency while diving. As a result of the collision, the submarine’s bow ballast tanks were damaged. The submarine’s nuclear reactor was not damaged.
Earlier it was reported that the USS Connecticut is a quiet, fast, well-armed ship equipped with advanced sensors. At the same time, experts noted that the conditions in the South China Sea could be a test for the submarine’s high-tech sensors. In addition, US naval vessels use so-called “passive sonar” to detect objects. They allow ships to remain hidden from opponents, however, in a noisy environment, the sensors may not have noticed a relatively small object.
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