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\nJS Shoryu<\/p>\n
\nJS Shoryu<\/p>\n
In an accident reminiscent of the USS Greenville incident<\/a>, the Japanese Submarine Shoryu collided with the bulk carrier Ocean Artemis while surfacing. The accident occurred in Japanese home waters near the island of\u00a0 Shikoku. Although damaged and with injured crew, fortunately there was no loss of life on board either vessle.<\/p>\n Poetrooper sends.<\/p>\n By: Mike Yeo<\/strong><\/p>\n MELBOURNE, Australia \u2014 A Japanese submarine is damaged after colliding with a commercial ship in international waters off Japan on Monday, resulting in slight injuries to three crew members.<\/p>\n According to Japan\u2019s Ministry of Defense, the diesel-electric submarine JS Soryu hit the commercial bulk carrier Ocean Artemis as it was surfacing in waters south of Cape Ashizuri in Kochi prefecture on the Japanese island of Shikoku on Monday morning local time.<\/p>\n The ministry added that the damage sustained by the Soryu was worse than initially thought, with the conning tower warped and the starboard hydroplane \u2014 which is used to adjust the submarine\u2019s depth underwater \u2014 almost broken off.<\/p>\n The collision also damaged the antenna mast array of the submarine, which includes the periscope and communications antenna, leaving the Soryu unable to report the incident via normal communications channels.<\/p>\n As a result, the submarine, which was on a training sortie when the incident occurred, had to get within mobile phone coverage before being able to contact the Kure naval base to report the incident.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Poe points out the lack of emergency comms on board the sub, and rightly so. A descent INMARSAT phone can be had for about a grand. Read the entire article here: Defense News<\/a> <\/p>\n Thanks, Poe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With Japanese sub damaged in collision, where does maritime readiness stand?<\/h3>\n