[NukeNet] Damaged US nuclear sub radiation leak in Persian Gulf?

[Daisy Anders]

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  US sub forced from Persian Gulf 
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:10:57 
       A U.S. nuclear submarine has been forced to leave the Persian Gulf after Iranian officials protested that the vessel has contaminated the waters. 

The USS Newport News originally suffered substantial damage after colliding with a Japanese tanker near the Straits of Hormuz on January 8. 

The vessel was transferred to Bahrain for temporary repairs, where chemical and radioactive substances have reportedly leaked from the American nuclear submarine into the Persian Gulf. 

The incident has provoked Iranian officials, including the commander of the Iranian navy, who warned Bahrain of the environmental consequences of allowing the damaged submarine to remain in the Persian Gulf. 

The environmental committee of Iran's parliament has also placed on its agenda an investigation into the incident. 

The U.S. navy has since removed the USS Newport News from the Persian Gulf region for a complete overhaul. 

HA/MR/BG 

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