U.S. nuclear sub collides with ship

USS Newport News (file photo)

A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine has collided with a Japanese commercial fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea, according to reports.

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Tokyo's Foreign Ministry received the report from U.S. officials, and the Pentagon has confirmed the incident.

The fast-attack USS Newport News was surfacing in the Arabian Sea south of the Straits of Hormuz when it hit the Japanese ship, a Navy official told CNN.

There were no injuries, he said, but there was some damage.

"Neither ship is in extremis," the official told the network, meaning the damage was not serious enough to put the ships in jeopardy.

The cause of the mishap is still under investigation.

This is not the first time a U.S. sub has collided with a Japanese ship.

On Feb. 9, 2001, the USS Greeneville struck the training ship Ehime Maru during an emergency ascent demonstration in waters off Hawaii.

Nine people, including four high-school students, were killed in that incident, while 26 others on the Japanese vessel were rescued.

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