06 Sep 2005
No Injuries as U.S. Submarine and Merchant Vessel Collide
Bahrain:
No Sailors or merchant seamen were injured when a U.S. Navy submarine and a commercial cargo vessel collided in the Persian Gulf Sept. 5.The collision between USS Philadelphia (SSN 690) and the Turkish-flagged M/V Yaso Aysen occurred at approximately 2:00 a.m. local time while the submarine was conducting surfaced operations as it transited to Bahrain for a scheduled port visit.
How they managed to hit a ship while surfaced (or maybe vice-versa) is probably going to make an interesting story. It probably won’t end happily for the sub’s commanding officer.
September 6th, 2005 at 2:28 pm
Yep, career… toilet… Unles there is unmistakable evidence that we were rammed.
September 7th, 2005 at 10:04 pm
Latest I heard was that the sub was overtaken from behind. The ship was faster and overran the sub.