US submarine collides with civilian vessel

An attack submarine of the US Navy has collided with a small, civilian vessel in the Persian Gulf, damaging one of the sub's periscopes but not harming anyone on either vessel, media reports said on Friday.

'Jacksonville', a Los Angeles-class submarine was at periscope depth when it collided with the unidentified vessel on Thursday. ‘Damage appears to be limited to one of Jacksonville's two periscopes,’ 5th Fleet said in a statement.