It is reported by the portal of the US Navy Institute (USNI).
“Investigations revealed that USS Connecticut collided with an uncharted seamount in international waters in the Indo-Pacific.
The Commander of the US 7th Fleet will determine the appropriateness of follow-up actions, including prosecution, ”7th Fleet spokesman Haley Sims said in a statement.
The collision involving the US nuclear attack submarine USS Connecticut in the international waters of the Indo-Pacific region occurred in October.
It is known that the submarine's nuclear power plant was not affected.
The PRC had previously called on Washington to publish details of what happened to the nuclear submarine.