Pictured: A photo taken from a helicopter shows workers inspecting the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine Souryu after the crash on Monday, off Kochi port in the western Japan main island of Shikoku on Feb. 9, 2021
* Three of the crew members of the 'Soryu' submarine suffered minor injuries in the collision on Monday
* The vessel crashed into a Chinese commercial ship, officials said on Monday, identified as the Ocean Artemis
* It was in the process of surfacing near Japan's south-western island of Shikoku but did not see the other ship
* The submarine temporarily lost communications after the mast was damaged, destroying the radio
A hapless Japanese submarine crew were forced to use a mobile phone to call for help after they surfaced underneath a Chinese commercial tanker, destroying their radio mast in the process.
The crew of the Japanese navy's 275-foot 'Soryu' submarine suffered minor injuries, while the submarine suffered damage to its mast, Japanese defence officials said on Monday.
The Soryu was in the process of surfacing about 27 nautical miles south of Cape Ashizuri on Japan's south-western island of Shikoku when it collided with the commercial ship, the Maritime Self-Defence Force said.
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