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US Sub Hits Japanese Tanker in Arabian Sea
U.S. Submarine Hits Japanese Tanker in Arabian Sea (Update1)
By Steven Bodzin
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. military submarine USS Newport News collided with a Japanese tanker in the Arabian Sea south of the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Department of Defense spokesman Todd Vician said in a telephone interview.
There were no injuries and no damage that affected the navigational abilities of either vessel, Vician said.
The USS Newport News, a 360-foot (110-meter) nuclear- powered submarine, has 127 officers and crew, according to the U.S. Navy Web site. The crash with the Mogami Gawa, which can carry 2.11 million barrels of oil, happened at about 11:15 p.m. Oman time yesterday, according to a statement on the Web site of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., Japan's third-biggest shipping line which owns the ship, said no oil leaked from the tanker and the vessel was heading to port for inspection. The Tokyo-based company didn't give further details other than to say the ship was leased to Showa Shell, a Tokyo-based refiner.
The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Arabian Sea and is an important shipping lane for transporting oil products from countries including Saudi Arabia and Iran.
By Steven Bodzin
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. military submarine USS Newport News collided with a Japanese tanker in the Arabian Sea south of the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Department of Defense spokesman Todd Vician said in a telephone interview.
There were no injuries and no damage that affected the navigational abilities of either vessel, Vician said.
The USS Newport News, a 360-foot (110-meter) nuclear- powered submarine, has 127 officers and crew, according to the U.S. Navy Web site. The crash with the Mogami Gawa, which can carry 2.11 million barrels of oil, happened at about 11:15 p.m. Oman time yesterday, according to a statement on the Web site of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., Japan's third-biggest shipping line which owns the ship, said no oil leaked from the tanker and the vessel was heading to port for inspection. The Tokyo-based company didn't give further details other than to say the ship was leased to Showa Shell, a Tokyo-based refiner.
The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Arabian Sea and is an important shipping lane for transporting oil products from countries including Saudi Arabia and Iran.
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