Collision with U.S. sub sinks Japanese fishing vessel
A recent photo of the USS Greeneville February 9, 2001 Web posted at: 9:57 p.m. EST (0257 GMT)
From CNN Military Affairs Correspondent Jamie McIntyre at the Pentagon
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- At least 10 people were reported missing from a Japanese fishing vessel after a collision with a U.S. submarine off Hawaii.
Life rafts were reported in the water, and a rescue operation was under way involving both U.S. Navy and Coast Guard vessels, according to Lt. Cmdr. Dave Warner, a spokesman for the Commander of Submarine Forces Pacific Fleet.
A Navy spokesperson at the Pentagon said as many as 25 Japanese crew members were taken aboard the submarine. Two torpedo retriever vessels were on scene to help with rescue efforts, said Lt. Cmdr. Dave Warner, a spokesman for the Commander of Submarine Forces Pacific Fleet.
The accident involved the USS Greeneville, a Los Angeles-class attack submarine based at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
The Navy said the submarine was on a routine operation when it surfaced at 1:45 p.m. nine miles south of Diamondhead near Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Navy says it appears the stern of the submarine made contact with the commercial ship.
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521 名前: Mr. anonymous 23rd. 投稿日: 2001/02/10(土) 13:25
Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
COMSUBPAC Press Release
Pearl Harbor, HAWAII -- At approximately 1:45 p.m. HST today, a U.S. submarine on routine operations was surfacing when its stern may have made contact with a motor vessel nine mile south of Diamond Head, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Initial reports from the scene indicate there were life rafts in the water with people onboard. The motor vessel subsequently sank; there is no visible damage to the submarine.
The Coast Guard dispatched a helicopter within minutes to the scene, and the submarine continues to assist on scene.
The submarine was USS Greeneville (SSN 772). The submarine is home ported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
The Navy will conduct a complete investigation into the cause of this mishap.