Three officers of the American nuclear submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22), which collided with a seamount in the South China Sea, were removed from their posts on Thursday, November 4, after the investigation was completed due to loss of confidence. This is reported by USNI News with reference to the statement of the American navy.
It is noted that the commander of the US Seventh Fleet, Vice Admiral Carl Thomas, believes that the incident could have been avoided in the case of "prudent decision-making" and "following the required procedures." Among those who lost their positions is the captain of the submarine Cameron Algilani.
At the moment, the submarine remains at the base in Guam to assess damage, later it will head to Bremerton (Washington state) for repairs.
Earlier, on November 1, the official representative of the Seventh Fleet, Hayley Sims, reported that the object that the nuclear submarine of the US Navy, USS Connecticut, collided with in the South China Sea turned out to be a seamount. The results of the investigation were passed on to Carl Thomas.
On October 2, the nuclear submarine USS Connecticut — one of three Seawolf-class boats - collided with an underwater object in the international waters of the South China Sea. As a result of the collision of a nuclear submarine, 11 sailors were injured. They received minor and moderate injuries. The ballast tanks of the USS Connecticut were severely damaged by the impact, the nuclear reactor and the propulsion system of the American submarine were not damaged as a result of the impact.
