[UPDATE] U.S. Navy Nuclear Sub Hits object in South China Sea, Injuring Crew

A nuclear-powered submarine collided with an unknown “object” while submerged in the South China Sea, United States military officials confirmed. “The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN-22) struck an object while submerged on the afternoon of Oct. 2, while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region,” a U.S. Pacific Fleet spokesman confirmed to USNI News on Thursday. [UPDATE – Oct. 8 11:00Z] US submarine arrives at Guam base The United States’ nuclear-powered submarine USS Connecticut (Seawolf class), which struck an object in the Indo-Pacific Region on October 2, has arrived at the U.S. naval base on the island of…