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US nuclear submarine collides with cruiser
October 14, 2012
A US Navy nuclear submarine today collided with a cruiser off the coast of northeastern Florida, but there were no injuries aboard the two vessels involved in the accident during an exercise.
The submarine USS Montpelier (SSN 765) and the Aegis cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) collided while participating in a 'group sail' along with another vessel, ABC news reported quoting a Navy statement.
The statement adds that there were no injuries aboard either ship and that the submarine's nuclear powered reactor 'was unaffected by this collision.