(NSI News Source Info) Washington/Tehran - March 22, 2009: A nuclear submarine was damaged in a collision with another U.S. Navy vessel off the coast of Iran early Friday, leaving 15 U.S. sailors injured and 25,000 gallons of fuel spilling into the Strait of Hormuz.
In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy, The transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18), transits through San Diego Bay before arriving in her new homeport on May 3, 2007 in San Diego, California. According to reports from U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, two U.S. Navy ships, USS Hartford and USS New Orleans, collided on March 20, 2009 in the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Arabian peninsula. One of the vessels, the USS Hartford a submarine, was nuclear-powered.
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