Collision of USS New Orleans and USS Hartford in Strait of Hormuz

March 20th, 2009

Collisions of navy vessels are the tits. Multimillion dollar monsters equipped with technology we the regular folk don’t even know exists run into each other in vast open waters – got to love that. The collision of two U.S. Navy vessels USS New Orleans and USS Hartford which occured earlier today in the Strait of Hormuz was at least not as bad as collision of Nuclear Subs of British and French Armies in the Atlantic, cause these guys had an entire Atlantic ocean for themselves and managed to collide. Strait of Hormuz isn’t as vast, but still. The collisions involving nuclear powered submarines are getting off the hand. How long till one gets in a collision strong enough to detonate nuclear warheads it carries?

USS Hartford

USS Hartford (SSN 768) is a nuclear powered submarine of the US Navy.

USS New Orleans

USS New Orleans (LPD 18) is an amphibious ship.

Both USS Hartford and USS New Orleans were going in the same direction in the Strait of Hormuz when a submarine crashed into the ship. Since subs are stronger built, USS Hartford suffered no damage to the nuclear propulsion system. USS New Orleans however suffered a ruptured fuel tank resulting in 25,000 gallons of diesel fuel being spilled in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. 15 crew members from USS Hartford reportedly suffered minor injuries and were returned to duty after check up by the physician.

Strait of Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway between Iran and Arabian Peninsula. It’s one of the most trafficked bodies of water when it comes to commercial tankers carrying oil. With fuel spillage, US Navy basically spilled oil right in the frontyard of Iran. What that means is hard to tell at the moment.

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