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| Two US navy vessels have collided in the Strait of Hormuz near Iran, lightly injuring 15 sailors, the US navy said. | Two US navy vessels have collided in the Strait of Hormuz near Iran, lightly injuring 15 sailors, the US navy said. |
| A nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Hartford, and an amphibious vessel, the USS New Orleans, collided early on Friday, the US Navy Fifth Fleet said. | A nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Hartford, and an amphibious vessel, the USS New Orleans, collided early on Friday, the US Navy Fifth Fleet said. |
| The incident is being investigated and damage to both ships is being evaluated, a navy statement said. | The incident is being investigated and damage to both ships is being evaluated, a navy statement said. |
| The New Orleans' fuel tank was ruptured in the crash, causing a spill of 25,000 gallons (90,000 litres) of diesel. | The New Orleans' fuel tank was ruptured in the crash, causing a spill of 25,000 gallons (90,000 litres) of diesel. |
| No injuries were reported aboard the New Orleans, according to the statement from the Fifth Fleet, which is based in Bahrain. | No injuries were reported aboard the New Orleans, according to the statement from the Fifth Fleet, which is based in Bahrain. |
| The atomic propulsion system of the submarine was not damaged by the incident, the statement said. | The atomic propulsion system of the submarine was not damaged by the incident, the statement said. |
| 'No disruption' | |
| The navy said both vessels were on regularly scheduled deployments to the region and conducting security operations. | The navy said both vessels were on regularly scheduled deployments to the region and conducting security operations. |
| "Both ships are currently operating under their own power," said the statement. | "Both ships are currently operating under their own power," said the statement. |
| Shipping was not disrupted in the strait after the incident, the navy added. | |
| "There is no disruption to shipping traffic in the strait. Both ships are operating under their own power and have passed through the strait," said Lieutenant Nathan Christensen, a Fifth Fleet spokesman. | |
| The incident comes a month after a British nuclear submarine was involved in a collision with a French nuclear sub in the middle of the Atlantic. | |
| HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant were badly damaged in the crash in heavy seas. | |
| Both the UK and France insisted nuclear security had not been compromised by that collision. |