Officials: Damaged US Navy sub struck underwater mountain

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense officials accidental the U.S. Navy has determined that a submarine damaged successful a collision successful aboriginal October struck a seamount, oregon underwater mountain.

A afloat mentation of however and wherefore the USS Connecticut struck the seamount successful the South China Sea has not yet been made public.

The incidental happened connected Oct. 2 but was not reported by the Navy until 5 days later. It resulted successful a tiny fig of insignificant to mean injuries.

The vas yet made its mode to Guam for an appraisal of the damage.

The Navy has said the submarine’s atomic propulsion works was not damaged.

China is accusing the U.S. of a “lack of transparency and responsibility" regarding the mishap past month.

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson says the U.S. should supply afloat details of the incidental successful the South China Sea.

China claims sovereignty implicit the important waterway, done which trillions of dollars of planetary commercialized walk each year.

Six governments assertion territory successful the country and the U.S. insists that state of navigation beryllium maintained, reinforcing that with regular subject and naval maneuvers successful the region.