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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 8. januar 2005 / Time Line January 8, 2005
Version 3.57. Januar 2005, 9. Januar 2005
01/08/2005
Storm over Danmark.
01/08/2005
Nuclear submarine ran around
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2005 - About 20 crew members are injured, one
critically, after the Los Angeles-class submarine USS San Francisco
ran around Jan. 7 about 350 miles southeast of Guam.
The Guam-based attack submarine, with 137 crew members aboard, ran
aground about 4 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time while conducting
submerged operations, according to Alyssa Batarla, a spokesperson
for U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
The vessel was en route to Brisbane, Australia, for a routine port
visit when the incident occurred, Batarla reported.
Initial reports indicate that the submarine's hull is intact, and
there are no reports of damage to the reactor plant, she said.
Military and Coast Guard aircraft were en route to the site to
monitor the situation and provide assistance.
The vessel is currently on the surface in the western Pacific,
returning under its own power to Guam. It is expected to arrive at
its home port Jan. 10, Batarla said.
USS San Francisco is one of three nuclear-powered submarines
homeported in Guam, Batarla said.
Related Site:
U.S. Pacific Fleet [http://www.cpf.navy.mil/]
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