(cw) On 2 October 2021 the US Navy's SEAWOLF (SSN-21) class submarine CONNECTICUT (SSN-22) suffered an underwater collision with an unchartered sea mount in the course of operations in the South China Sea. Eleven sailors were injured in the accident but the submarine's nuclear powered-propulsion plant was reported as being undamaged, with the boat subsequently making the US Navy facility at Guam under her own steam. A subsequent assessment saw CONNECTICUT'S Commanding Officer, Executive Officer and Chief of the Boat relieved of their positions due to "loss of confidence". The US Navy has been tight lipped over the precise extent and nature of the damage that has been caused by the incident.
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