US Navy Fires Nuclear Submarine Commanding Officers after Running into Underwater Mountain 

The command leadership of the attack submarine USS Connecticut were fired after an incident in the South China Sea.

The Navy said in a statement that Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, who commands the US Navy's Seventh Fleet, decided to relieve the officers commanding the Sea-Wolf nuclear-powered attack submarine due to a loss of confidence on Thursday, for running into a sea mountain early last month.

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The Navy reported on October 7 that the submarine had struck an unidentified object, five days after the incident.

The Navy statement stated that, "the submarine struck something while operating in international waters, there were no life-threatening injuries, the submarine was in stable condition, and the nuclear propulsion systems were not damaged." However, defense officials, revealed that the incident occurred in the South China Sea, and confirmed damages and and injuries for dozens of navy officers.