- e4 s& `" x, H% D2 \* r! jNavy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast 8 E4 q: y) q9 P0 e8 e( j6 y9 s7 u( |! @+ _0 l
Rescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained , S/ K8 N0 _" R; r' m, p 2 B3 A$ F7 i3 b( N2 bNORFOLK, 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. ' [, I( u( M$ U( K; _ * X Q4 s3 M; J3 OThe 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.( ^3 d6 K$ S$ H- y
! C) Q( N3 D+ P( ]; J0 ]1 ?- ZThe communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation.: D% i7 P8 I' p' M8 O
% _3 b$ ^: V5 M: f. eMcGuinn 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. ( C$ I U. B. b7 g: r5 t3 I' R K9 o
Because 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. / O" I" ?7 P6 s3 o) \) t: R: Y7 R9 q$ b! i0 a9 n3 a
They 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.3 x' O% o" [8 R. F+ C0 L
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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.") O( G7 k9 H/ m+ M. m
6 B. K" `/ e) h1 l4 Q% I$ u( i6 n# KThe 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.5 d8 f/ D9 |# @- _
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