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6 n8 [ L; d9 i, LRescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained " {4 D4 t5 @0 M% i7 A 6 j6 |* F5 r" f, JNORFOLK, Va. -- The Navy said it lost communication with a submarine off the Florida coast for several hours Tuesday night and began rescue efforts before communications were re-established early Wednesday.4 {/ c# a! r/ A/ r; X5 n
, t9 W+ i1 |6 n, {4 J3 M# U' yThe Naval Submarine Force said in a statement that there were no problems with the USS San Juan, a Los Angeles class submarine is based in Groton, Conn.4 ?- e- Q- q2 ]8 d: v6 K1 Y* B
. ?! o, W5 G2 s# jThe communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation. 3 T3 Z, _8 Y) a! A: M3 e! j$ X1 t- t2 X" f" Z% X; C. I/ z4 U6 p
McGuinn said units of the USS Enterprise Carrier Strike Group saw a red flare in the vicinity of the missing submarine Tuesday night and activated missing submarine procedures.0 T( Y1 y1 Y; G
- A/ ^" [+ [$ \2 q) ]' UBecause the Navy maintained communications with two other subs in the area and observers spotted the signal flare, commanders believed the San Juan had gone down.- n, C" B8 `: B- _& G/ a& v
4 t8 X# a# W g5 m4 DThey began search-and-rescue missions, alerted the International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office and notified crew members’ families about the possibility of a lost submarine, officials said.1 k; V3 P& J: i, v" C
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"We had a false alarm," Lt. Cmdr. Chris Loundermon, public affairs officer at submarine force headquarters in Norfolk, told Navy Times. "We're investigating the details of what happened." 0 h3 T" \+ L$ Z4 u9 M! K8 A. G! k+ U3 | ^/ X- A
The initial reports went to the top of the chain of command: Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen and Defense Secretary Robert Gates were notified. 2 ~- @9 r; X4 F L( M* H9 p: e3 p, T- L6 G2 P! A
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