The commanders of the submarine USS Connecticut, which collided with the seamount, were removed from their posts 
mountain in the South China Sea, was suspended due to loss of confidence. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the US Navy.
According to the statement of the US military, the commander of the US Seventh Fleet, Vice Admiral Carl Thomas, said that this incident could have been avoided if the officers made prudent decisions and followed necessary procedures. It is noted that three senior officers of the submarine, including the captain of the ship, were removed from their posts.
Earlier, the former chief of the main headquarters of the Russian Navy (1998-2005), Admiral Viktor Kravchenko said that the USS Connecticut submarine could collide with a seamount, since it probably did not use the sonar mode to hide its presence in the South China Sea. According to the military, the submarine was in the noise direction finding mode, as it may have wanted to hide. “Noise finding, of course, does not allow you to detect something,” he said.
The fact that the American nuclear attack submarine collided with an unknown object in the Indo-Pacific region, it became known on October 8. An emergency occurred during a dive. As a result, 11 sailors were injured, they received minor and moderate injuries. According to the US military, the accident did not affect the nuclear power plant.