! p1 [; r* n, P! ^' l9 E 海军证实，已于14日早上重新与一度失踪的洛杉矶级潜艇圣胡安号取得联络，并确定潜艇并无出现重大问题。潜艇上的无线电通讯系统可能出现故障，才引发这宗事故。据美国哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）报道，事发时，一支航空母舰战斗群和三艘潜艇正在佛州对面100哩的海域，进行演习，圣胡安号扮演敌军潜艇的角色。突然，有人见在海上闪出红光。传统上，这是潜艇发出求救讯号的方式。 + v& U; f- s3 ]3 ~' X |+ W6 {( L1 ?7 C8 }7 y% V
航空母舰战斗群上的指挥官马上尝试与三艘潜艇联络，两艘作出响应，但圣胡安号却失去踪影。在美国东岸时间14日凌晨3时半，位于维珍尼亚州的诺福克潜艇中心发出一段罕有的重要讯息：潜艇沉没！由于事态严重，国防部长罗伯特．盖茨也接获通知，军方高层整晚留意事态发展。海军也开始派人通知圣胡安号上140名官兵的家人。 : P% l% a0 c) |9 Q 到清晨5时许，控制中心才与圣胡安号再次取得联络，各方都松一口气。由13日晚7时至翌晨5时，圣胡安号与外界失去联络十小时。派驻艇上的军官表示，所有人都安然无恙，根本不知道发生了这件事。当局正调查引致这宗事故的原因，并安排于15日与其中三十名军人家眷见面，向他们作出解释，保证圣胡安号运作正常和安全。美国对上一次发生严重的潜艇事故是39年前，即1968年，潜艇蝎子号在美国东北部对开海域沉没。, J; v& R' \; g5 F1 y+ s( g
1 A; J; i: c6 {+ R; ?3 b3 K$ ~Navy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast 9 G2 \: G" O4 V8 G7 r/ e1 z4 v" w- R3 V) y
Rescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained 0 J; y' Q" W, f+ W5 |% b/ F6 f ; L9 S- X# r u( p+ l- U$ p$ @" fNORFOLK, 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.# b' `. p& r! {+ Z( r u
8 T+ z7 W* U. C4 Z: l" ]The 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. & x% m0 _) m. i3 v$ S$ ~- u y " }5 d" j2 Z0 S6 G: \1 GThe communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation. , X; b& j$ U# m Z6 v2 L: u9 F' P% H" z6 i; X" m
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. 8 k9 W2 W7 E0 l, \: ~) R; M / _$ \/ O& q. W& ]3 {& wBecause 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. : F! `+ x2 l" y( R, Z4 U. }* ?) m' d- Q1 @# q$ 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." x: i# A" m# ^* T" q
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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." ; R) i- ^& j5 H) G, J6 @- R, m$ F/ E: d+ G8 ]& ~
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. 3 ]" u: r* }5 X! u( G6 n. @4 t $ E6 Q: |9 g. Q6 U[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-3-15 09:22 编辑 ]
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