US nuclear submarine damaged in underwater collision: more than ten injured | Abroad

None of the crew members aboard the more than 107-meter-long USS Connecticut are in danger of life, according to the Navy, but more than ten people on board were injured, according to maritime news site USNI News. These are “moderate to minor injuries.”

The Navy is investigating the damage, but reports that the submarine remains seaworthy. Nor would the nuclear propulsion mechanism have been damaged.

The incident comes at a time when tensions between China and the United States are mounting in the Indo-Pacific region. Taiwan reported in recent days that China had violated the airspace of the Asian island state with dozens of fighter jets and bombers. Malaysia reported earlier this week that Chinese ships had entered its territorial waters.

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