The impact severely damaged the submarine's forward section, injured 98 crew members, and resulted in the tragic death of Machinist’s Mate Second Class Joseph Allen Ashley.

Ashley died of injuries he sustained when he was flung about 20 feet head-first into a pump in the Jan. 8 accident 360 miles off the coast of Guam as the sub was en route to Australia.

A nuclear submarine that ran aground about 350 miles south of Guam, ... The dead man was identified by the Navy as Machinist Mate 2nd Class Joseph Allen Ashley, 24, of Akron, Ohio.

On January 8, 2005, the Los Angeles-class attack submarine, ... To make matters worst, 24-year-old Machinist's Mate Second Class Joseph Allen Ashley passed away from severe head trauma.

Ninety-eight crewmen were injured with one, Machinist’s Mate Second Class Joseph Allen Ashley, fatally injured. ... The submarine rejoined the fleet in 2009 and served for years.