A Four (Or Five) Billion Dollar Fender Bender

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In this image provided by the U.S. Navy shows the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto approaches at sea in the Atlantic Ocean June 6, 2012. The submarine USS Montpelier and the Aegis cruiser USS San Jacinto collided at approximately 3:30 p.m. EDT. Both the submarine and the ship were conducting routine training at the time of the accident.




The USS Montpelier is a Los Angeles-class submarine.


Navy says submarine, Aegis cruiser collide
By The Associated Press
Published Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 2:00 am / Updated at 2:00 am


NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The Pentagon said late Saturday that it is investigating why a Navy submarine collided with an Aegis cruiser off the East Coast.

The U.S. Fleet Forces Command said in a news release that the submarine USS Montpelier and the Aegis cruiser USS San Jacinto collided at about 3:30 p.m. during routine operations. No one was injured, and the extent of any damage to the vessels was not clear Saturday evening, said Lt. Commander Brian Badura of the Fleet Forces Command.

"We have had circumstances where Navy vessels have collided at sea in the past, but they're fairly rare as to how often they do take place," Badura told The Associated Press.

Navy officials said the collision was under investigation, but declined to offer specifics on what happens next or on where the incident took place.