United States Submarine 2023 Calendar - Peril in the Depths: United States Submarine Incidents Since 2000

Submarines face many perils as they ply the depths. A small fire or gas leak inside a submerged submarine can lead to catastrophic consequences. A grounding or collision with another vessel is usually more severe for a submarine than a surface ship. Human error has been identified as the primary cause of most accidents at sea. But the sea represents a potent enemy too and often presents more danger than even a foreign adversary. This calendar explores many of the most dramatic submarine incidents since 2000.

Submarine Incidents Since 2000

2000
Russian Kursk explosion

2001
Japenese Ehime Maru and USS Greenville collision

2002
USS Dolphins major fire
USS Oklahoma City collision with tanker
British HMS Trafalgar grounding

2003
Australian HMAS Dechaineux flooding
Chinese Ming 361 accident
Russian K-159 sinking
USS Hartford grounding

2004
Canadian HMCS Chicoutimi fire

2005
USS San Francisco collision with undersea terrain
Russian AS-28 emergency
USS Philadelphia collision with Turkish MS Yasa Aysen

2006
Russian Daniil Moskovsky fire
USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul incident

2007
USS Newport News collision with Japanese tanker Mogamigawa
British HMS Tireless explosion

2008
British HMS Surerb hits underwater rock pinnacle
Russian K-152 Nerpa gas leak

2009
British HMS Vanguard and French Le Triomphant collision
USS Hartford and USS New Orleans collision

2010
Bristish Astute grounding

2011
Canadian HMCS Corner Brook grounding

2012
USS Maimi arson
USS Montpilier collision with USS San Jacinto

2013
Indian INS Sindhurakshak explosion and sinking
Russian k-150 Tomsk fire
USS Jacksonville collision

2015
British HMS Talent collision

2016
British HMS Ambush collision

2017
Privately owned UC3 Nautilus sinking
Argentinian ARA San Juan sinking

2019
Russian research submarine Losharik fire

2020
Norweigian High London collision with South Korean Navy submarine

2021
Indonesian KRI Nanggala (402) sinking
USS Connecticut collision with seamount