USS Hartford And USS New Orleans Collision
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The USS Hartford in Bahrain a day after the collision |
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| Date: | 20 March 2009 |
| Place: | Strait of Hormuz, between Iran and the United Arab Emirates |
| Cause: | Ship collision |
| Result: | Both vessels damaged, 25,000 gallons marine diesel spilled, 15 Hartford crewmembers injured |
The USS Hartford and USS New Orleans collision was a collision between the United States Navy Los Angeles-class submarine USS Hartford and the United States Navy San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans on 20 March 2009. It occurred in the Strait of Hormuz, between Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Musandam, an exclave of Oman. Both ships incurred millions of dollars worth of damage in the collision which required repair in drydock.
A U.S. Navy investigation into the collision found that the Hartford was solely to blame for the accident. According to the Navy, the accident was caused by poor, lax leadership on the submarine and a failure to adequately prepare for and conduct the crossing of the Hormuz Strait by the crew. As a result, the captain and several other officers and sailors were removed or disciplined.
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