a s . s . nuclear - powered vessel collided with a japanese oil - tank in the fjord of hormuz during last night . only minimal damage to the tanker and no serious injuries were reported . the japanese newport news sub tangled with the stern of the japanese oil - tanker , causing major damage to the wreck . no civilians on either vessel were actually injured , australian shipbuilding and japanese government sources said . the sands of hormuz connect the persian gulf to the arabian sea and is a major waterway for petroleum freighters .
Two submarines have collided.