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Washington (CNN) — A US nuclear-powered submarine that struck an underwater object in early October struck an uncharted seamount, according to an investigation, forcing it to head from the South China Sea to Guam for repairs. The USS Connecticut had been operating in the disputed waterway when it hit the object on October 2, but it was not clear at the time what had hit. “The investigation determined that the USS CONNECTICUT made landfall on an uncharted seamount while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region,” a 7th Fleet spokesperson told CNN in a statement. The US Seventh Fleet...
