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US nuclear submarine runs aground near Guam

LOS ANGELES, 08 Jan. 2004 (AFP) -- A US nuclear attack submarine ran aground south of Guam Saturday, injuring several people aboard but not damaging its reactor plant, the US Navy said.

The Los Angeles class USS San Francisco ran aground while conducting submerged operations 563 kilometers (350 miles) south of the Pacific island of Guam, where it is based, a Navy statement said.

The incident occurred at 0200 GMT Saturday (12 noon in Guam), the statement said.

"The extent of the injuries and damage aboard San Francisco is still being assessed, but includes one critical injury and several other lesser injuries. The submarine is on the surface and is making best speed back to their homeport in Guam," the statement said.

"There were no reports of damage to the reactor plant, which is operating normally."

Military and Coast Guard aircraft were en route to monitor and assist in the situation, the Navy said.

Los Angeles class submarines are 109.73 meters (360 feet) long and have one nuclear reactor and one shaft, according to US Navy data.
U.S. nuclear submarine runs aground off Guam

WASHINGTON, 08 Jan. 2004 (Reuters) -- A U.S. nuclear submarine ran aground 350 miles (560 km) off the Pacific Ocean territory of Guam, injuring about 20 crew members, one of them critically, the Navy said on Saturday.

There was no damage to the nuclear reactor that powers the USS San Francisco in the accident that occurred at noon on Saturday Guam time (9 p.m. EST on Friday)(0200 GMT), according to a spokeswoman for the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

The ship's hull was also intact, said Petty Officer Alyssa Batarla.

She said the Los Angeles-class submarine was able to resurface and head back to its base in Guam, where it was scheduled to arrive on Monday.

The submarine was carrying 137 crew members and was en route to a routine port visit in Brisbane, Australia, when it ran aground. The accident is under investigation.
 
US sailor dies from injuries in submarine grounding

LOS ANGELES, 09 Jan. 2004 (AFP) -- A US sailor died Sunday of injuries sustained when a US nuclear submarine ran aground in the Pacific the day before, a spokeswoman for the US Pacific fleet said.

Twenty-three other crew members were being treated "for a range of injuries including broken bones, lacerations, bruises and a back injury," Petty Officer Alyssa Batarla told AFP.

The vessel's nuclear plant was not damaged in the accident, which happened while the USS San Francisco was conducting underwater operations Saturday 560 kilometers (350 miles) south of its base at Guam, the Navy said.

The submarine was heading back to base under its own steam but on the surface Sunday.

The Navy had earlier said "about 20" were injured in the incident, including one critically, and that they were being treated on board by medics with special emergency training because the submarine was still too far out of helicopter range for evacuations.

Batarla could not say which sailor had died or whether any had been evacuated yet.

The grounding occurred as the Los Angeles class submarine, which has a crew of 137, was heading for a port visit in Brisbane, Australia.

"There were no reports of damage to the reactor plant, which is operating normally," according to a Navy statement Saturday. Officials said the hull of the vessel was intact.

The submarine was expected to arrive back in port on Monday, but a full investigation into the accident has already started, officials said.
 
Damaged U.S. submarine returns to Guam

WASHINGTON, 10 Jan. 2005 (Reuters) -- The U.S. nuclear submarine USS San Francisco, which ran aground off Guam in an accident that killed one of its crewmen, arrived at the Pacific Ocean island on Monday, the U.S. Navy said.

Twenty-three sailors were treated for injuries including broken bones, lacerations and bruises after the weekend accident, the U.S. Pacific Fleet said.

"Machinist Mate 2nd Class Joseph Allen Ashley, 24, of Akron, Ohio, died Sunday from injuries suffered during the accident," it said in a statement.

The submarine returned safely to its base in Guam on Monday, the statement said.

The Navy is investigating the cause of the accident which occurred 350 nautical miles south of Guam, a U.S. territory, at noon on Saturday Guam time (0200 GMT/9 p.m. EST on Friday).

A Navy spokesman said on Sunday there was no damage to the nuclear reactor that powers the submarine nor the ship's weapons systems.

The submarine, commissioned in 1981, was carrying 137 crew members en route to a routine port visit in Brisbane, Australia.

Probe promised after sailor dies in US submarine incident

WASHINGTON, 11 Jan. 2005 (AFP) -- The commander of US forces in the Pacific promised a swift and thorough investigation Monday of a submarine accident that caused the death of a sailor and injured 23 others.

The damaged USS San Francisco, a Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarine, arrived at its home port in Guam under its own steam after running aground Friday 560 kilometers (350 miles) south of Guam.

"Our hearts and prayers and sympathies are with the family of the sailor lost in that accident, his shipmates and all others injured and affected," Admiral Thomas Fargo, commander of the US Pacific Command said in Hawaii.

"As we are still gathering facts, it would be inappropriate to speculate on the cause," he said. "But I assure you that the Pacific fleet will conduct a rapid and a thorough investigation and we'll let you know what happened once that investigation is complete."

CNN cited Navy sources as saying the submarine ran head-on into an underwater mountain while traveling at high speed. The submarine's sonar dome in the bow of the vessel was partly flooded, it said.

Spokesmen for the navy's Pacific Fleet in Hawaii could not be reached for comment.

Earlier, a Pentagon spokesman said the USS San Francisco's arrival at Guam opens the way for the investigation.

"It's back safe. It's tied up. They've got the injured off. Now that it's back, they'll start going into the investigation process," said Lieutenant Commander Greg Hicks.

The sailor who died Sunday of injuries suffered in the accident was identified as Machinist Mate 2nd Class John Allen Ashley, 24, of Akron, Ohio.

Twenty-three other crew on the USS San Francisco were being treated "for a range of injuries including broken bones, lacerations, bruises and a back injury," following the accident on Friday, Petty Officer Alyssa Batarla told

The accident occurred Friday when the vessel was conducting underwater operations 560 kilometers (350 miles) south of its base at Guam, the Navy said.

The navy said the submarine's nuclear plant had not been damaged and its hull was still intact.

The grounding occurred as the submarine with its crew of 137 was heading for a port visit in Brisbane, Australia.
 
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