ByOren Liebermann, CNN

Updated 12:41 AM ET, Tue November 2, 2021

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/01/politics/navy-submarine-underwater-mountain/index.html

Washington (CNN)A USnuclear-powered submarinethat struck an underwater object in early October had hit an uncharted underwater mountain, an investigation found, forcing it to head from the South China Sea to Guam for repairs.The USS Connecticut had been operating in the contested waterway when it struck the object on October 2, but it was unclear at the time what it had hit.”The investigation determined USS CONNECTICUT grounded on an uncharted seamount while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region,” a 7th Fleet spokesperson told CNN in a statement. US 7th Fleet operates in the Western Pacific and Indian oceans.

Though theSeawolf-class submarinesuffered some injuries to crew members and some damage, the Navy said the nuclear propulsion plant was not damaged in the accident. None of the injuries were life-threatening.

The command investigation…