Japanese submarine's radio knocked out in crash with commercial ship

Only minor injuries reported, but damaged sub had to phone in crash report

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The Soryu is the lead ship of the Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarines. (Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force via Kyodo)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- A submarine from Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force collided with a civilian commercial ship, slightly injuring three on the sub, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said Monday.

The accident occurred at around 10:58 a.m. that day in the Pacific Ocean roughly 50 km from Cape Ashizuri in southwestern Japan.

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