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January 9, 2007 · about 19 years ago

U.S. submarine, Japanese ship collide

U.S. nuclear-powered submarine collided with a Japanese oil tanker in the Straits of Hormuz, through which 40 percent of the world’s oil supplies travel, officials said. No one was hurt in the accident that happened Monday night in the 34-mile wide straits, which are bordered by Iran and Oman and se

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U.S. nuclear-powered submarine collided with a Japanese oil tanker in the Straits of Hormuz, through which 40 percent of the world’s oil supplies travel, officials said.

No one was hurt in the accident that happened Monday night in the 34-mile wide straits, which are bordered by Iran and Oman and serve as the entrance to the Persian Gulf.

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