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Updated Friday, November 20, 2009 10:11 am TWN, AP

Navy finds lax behavior aboard sub in collision

GROTON, Connecticut -- U.S. military investigators say crew members of a U.S. submarine made dozens of errors before the vessel collided with an American warship in the Persian Gulf. They also found the sub was led by officers who improperly tolerated sleeping, slouching and a radio room rigged with music speakers.

The Navy Times newspaper first reported the findings after obtaining a heavily redacted report through the Freedom of Information Act. A Connecticut newspaper, The Day of New London, also obtained the report.

The USS Hartford, a submarine based in Groton, Connecticut, collided with the USS New Orleans, a Navy amphibious ship, on March 20 in the Strait of Hormuz. It caused a fuel leak and minor injuries to 15 sailors.

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