China, US nuclear submarine hits unidentified object

Fifteen American sailors were slightly injured after the nuclear submarine they were on hit “an unidentified object” surfacing in the South China Sea. According to American sources, the collision of the USS Connecticut took place last Saturday and it is not clear at the moment which object is involved, all in the midst of tensions around Taiwan, where dozens of Chinese fighter raids have been going on for days in the airspace of the island. A spokesman for the US Navy announced that the submarine is now sailing towards the American territory of Guam, in the Pacific, and assured: “The USS Connecticut nuclear power plant and facilities have not been involved and remain fully operational “. The overall damage assessment has yet to be assessed. The South China Sea is at the center of a dispute between Beijing and its neighboring countries, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam.