10/13/2012

Navy cruiser, submarine collide

By NBC's Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube

A U.S. Navy submarine and an Aegis cruiser collided during routine training off the U.S. East Coast about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, NBC News has learned.

No personnel aboard either the USS Montpelier or USS San Jacinto were injured, Pentagon officials told NBC News. Both ships continued to operate under their own power.


The incident remained under investigation Saturday evening.

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