NAVY VESSELS USS NEW ORLEANS & USS HARTFORD COLLIDE IN PERSIAN GULF

USS NEW ORLEANS AND USS HARTFORD - Both vessels crashed in the Straight of Hormuz which is located in the PERSIAN GULF

A U.S. Navy submarine collided with a Navy amphibious ship Friday in the Strait of Hormuz, mildly injuring 15 sailors, according to the commander of the U.S. Fifth Fleet. The submarine, the USS Hartford, collided with the USS New Orleans about 1 a.m. in the strait, which runs between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. It is one of the busiest commercial routes for oil tankers.

Fifteen aboard the Hartford were injured but returned to duty, according to a news release.

Both vessels are operating on their own power.

The nuclear propulsion plant on the 362-foot-long sub was not damaged, but "New Orleans suffered a ruptured fuel tank, which resulted in an oil spill of approximately 25,000 gallons of diesel fuel marine," the release said.

The New Orleans is capable of carrying almost 1,100 troops and crew. The Hartford carries about 145 sailors.

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The U.S. Navy says two of its vessels have collided in the Strait of Hormuz, between Iran and the Arabian peninsula.

The Navy's 5th Fleet says the two vessels - a submarine and an amphibious ship - collided early Friday.

The Navy says the amphibious ship USS New Orleans ruptured a fuel tank, and 95,000 liters of diesel fuel spilled into the water. It says overall damage to both vessels is being evaluated.

Fifteen sailors aboard the submarine, USS Hartford, were slightly injured.

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Two American naval vessels -- a nuclear submarine and an amphibious ship -- collided today in the Strait of Hormuz, injuring at least 15 sailors and causing the spill of 95,000 litres of diesel fuel.
The submarine, USS Hartford, collided with the USS New Orleans about 1 a.M. Local time in the strait, which runs between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, according to the commander of the Bahrain-based US Fifth Fleet.

The accident occurred in one of the busiest commercial routes for oil tankers.

Fifteen sailors aboard the Hartford were slightly injured and returned to duty, according to a news release. No injuries were reported aboard the New Orleans.

Both vessels are operating on their own power.

The nuclear propulsion plant on the 362-foot-long sub was not damaged, but "New Orleans suffered a ruptured fuel tank, which resulted in an oil spill of approximately 95,000 litres of diesel fuel marine," CNN quoted the release as saying. PTI

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