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| US sub collides with Japan ship | US sub collides with Japan ship |
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| A US nuclear-powered submarine has collided with a Japanese tanker near the Straits of Hormuz, Japanese and US government officials have said. | |
| The USS Newport News did not suffer substantial damage, and there were no injuries to crew, a US Navy spokeswoman told the AFP news agency. | The USS Newport News did not suffer substantial damage, and there were no injuries to crew, a US Navy spokeswoman told the AFP news agency. |
| There were no oil spills from Japanese tanker, the Mogamigawa, and no injuries, a company official said. | There were no oil spills from Japanese tanker, the Mogamigawa, and no injuries, a company official said. |
| The tanker will dock in the United Arab Emirates to check the damage. | The tanker will dock in the United Arab Emirates to check the damage. |
| The bow of the submarine collided with the stern of the oil tanker at 1915GMT just outside the busy shipping lanes of the Straits of Hormuz. | |
| The Mogamigawa is operated by Kawasaki Kisen Ltd, the Kyodo news agency reported. | The Mogamigawa is operated by Kawasaki Kisen Ltd, the Kyodo news agency reported. |
| Japanese oil company Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. told the agency the ship was en route from the Persian Gulf to Singapore with a crew of eight Japanese and 16 Filipinos. | Japanese oil company Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. told the agency the ship was en route from the Persian Gulf to Singapore with a crew of eight Japanese and 16 Filipinos. |
| A US Navy spokesman in Bahrain said that there had been a collision. | A US Navy spokesman in Bahrain said that there had been a collision. |
| "I can confirm that an incident took place between one of our submarines and a merchant ship," said Commander Kevin Aandahl of the US Fifth Fleet. | "I can confirm that an incident took place between one of our submarines and a merchant ship," said Commander Kevin Aandahl of the US Fifth Fleet. |
| The 110-metre (360-foot) USS Newport News carries a crew of 127. | The 110-metre (360-foot) USS Newport News carries a crew of 127. |
| The BBC's Chris Hogg, in Tokyo, says there will be embarrassment for the US navy over the incident but also relief that the collision was not more serious. | |
| In February 2001, the US nuclear submarine Greenville sank a Japanese fisheries training vessel, the Ehime Maru, off Hawaii, killing nine sailors on the fishing boat. | In February 2001, the US nuclear submarine Greenville sank a Japanese fisheries training vessel, the Ehime Maru, off Hawaii, killing nine sailors on the fishing boat. |