{"id":952602,"date":"2021-11-02T07:14:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T11:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=952602"},"modified":"2021-11-02T07:14:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T11:14:19","slug":"u-s-navy-investigation-determines-cause-for-damage-sustained-to-top-submarine-in-south-china-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-investigation-determines-cause-for-damage-sustained-to-top-submarine-in-south-china-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Navy Investigation Determines Cause For Damage Sustained To Top Submarine In South China Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-navy-investigation-determines-cause-for-damage-sustained-to-top-submarine-in-south-china-sea%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=952602&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. Navy investigators have concluded that a submarine that sustained significant damage in the South China Sea ran into a previously uncharted seamount while operating in international waters.<\/p>\n<p>The Navy said back at the start of October that the \u201cSeawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) struck an object while submerged on the afternoon of Oct. 2, while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The USS Connecticut sustained damage to its forward ballast tanks. No damage was reported to its nuclear reactor.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Monday, the U.S. 7th Fleet said:<\/p>\n<p><em>The command investigation for USS Connecticut (SSN 22) has been submitted to Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet for review and endorsement.&nbsp;The investigation determined that Connecticut grounded on an uncharted seamount while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region.&nbsp;Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet will determine whether follow-on actions \u2014 including accountability&nbsp;\u2014 are appropriate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The USS Connecticut immediately was forced to return to Guam for evaluation of the damage sustained during the accident and to determine what immediate repairs needed to happen before the submarine made a sea voyage to a larger repair yard where it could be fully repaired.<\/p>\n<p>Jay Stefany, acting assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, told the House Armed Services Committee readiness subcommittee last week: \u201cIf we ended up doing [the Connecticut work] in one of the public shipyards, that would certainly cause perturbations in all the other work in the shipyards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the same hearing, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) <a href=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2021\/11\/01\/investigation-concludes-uss-connecticut-grounded-on-uncharted-sea-mount-in-south-china-sea\">reportedly<\/a> brought up how there was a lack of necessary facilities west of Hawaii to repair the submarine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, it\u2019s in Guam, that\u2019s public record, there is no dry dock in Guam, hopefully, a sub tender can do the work, but that remains to be seen,\u201d he said. \u201cIt just shows how \u2026 the world gets a vote and things change and unexpected incidents create more demand for repairs. \u2026 The attack subs have always been the poor cousin in the public shipyards in terms of getting priority, but we know particularly a Seawolf-class submarine is extremely valuable in terms of the mission in that part of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Communist China has used the incident to try to accuse the U.S., without evidence, of engaging in some sort of a cover-up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chinese side has repeatedly expressed grave concerns over the matter and asked the U.S. side to make clarifications,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mystery-surrounds-what-happened-to-u-s-nuclear-submarine-as-china-accuses-u-s-of-cover-up\">said<\/a> Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. \u201cWe have seen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Navy investigators have concluded that a submarine that sustained significant damage in the South China Sea ran into a previously uncharted seamount while operating in international waters.The Navy said back at the start of October that the \u201cSeawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) struck an object while submerged on the afternoon of Oct. 2, while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region.\u201dThe USS Connecticut sustained damage to its forward ballast tanks. No damage was reported to its nuclear reactor.In a statement on Monday, the U.S. 7th Fleet said:The command investigation for USS Connecticut (SSN 22) has been submitted to Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet for review and endorsement.\u00a0The investigation determined that Connecticut grounded on an uncharted seamount while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region.\u00a0Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet will determine whether follow-on actions \u2014 including accountability\u00a0\u2014 are appropriate.The USS Connecticut immediately was forced to return to Guam for evaluation of the damage sustained during the accident and to determine what immediate repairs needed to happen before the submarine made a sea voyage to a larger repair yard where it could be fully repaired.Jay Stefany, acting assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, told the House Armed Services Committee readiness subcommittee last week: \u201cIf we ended up doing [the Connecticut work] in one of the public shipyards, that would certainly cause perturbations in all the other work in the shipyards.\u201dDuring the same hearing, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) reportedly brought up how there was a lack of necessary facilities west of Hawaii to repair the submarine.\u201cRight now, it\u2019s in Guam, that\u2019s public record, there is no dry dock in Guam, hopefully, a sub tender can do the work, but that remains to be seen,\u201d he said. \u201cIt just shows how \u2026 the world gets a vote and things change and unexpected incidents create more demand for repairs. \u2026 The attack subs have always been the poor cousin in the public shipyards in terms of getting priority, but we know particularly a Seawolf-class submarine is extremely valuable in terms of the mission in that part of the world.\u201dCommunist China has used the incident to try to accuse the U.S., without evidence, of engaging in some sort of a cover-up.\u201cThe Chinese side has repeatedly expressed grave concerns over the matter and asked the U.S. side to make clarifications,\u201d said Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. \u201cWe have seen nothing but a brief and vague statement issued by the U.S. military with procrastination, and a confirmation by a so-called informant that the incident did happen in the South China Sea. Such an irresponsible, cagey practice gives regional countries and the international community every reason to question the truth of the incident and the intention of the U.S.\u201dPentagon spokesman John Kirby has previously dismissed accusations from China that the Biden administration was engaged in a cover-up, noting that \u201cit\u2019s an odd way of covering something up when you put out a press release about it.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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