3 q) h; f7 I3 y! G0 T$ N* UNavy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast * x$ R: b5 }9 u * I) T3 [" L6 W6 L* }. E) pRescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained 5 b" L/ X/ i$ B1 K4 M, I , P) w5 |+ w1 u8 O0 M' ]; hNORFOLK, 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.6 |- f$ c/ X/ n& H% A1 R$ o$ h
, w; _$ o# u' y) b h0 o, f* AThe 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% v- }; n2 R: I2 W. q . }$ S+ L& C+ K7 V- ^$ W; u( FThe communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation., f) r1 C1 f" B
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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 |. j5 E6 s1 K; X& d ^. ], T2 s$ u. F0 ?+ 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. : y9 Y9 n8 i" Z3 ~ 0 A! H/ ~- \% I2 D& B0 j. bThey 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. ( C) T0 w2 o8 R# u% Q * u/ P& [# `% [& T" `- c" W"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." 2 z1 P9 s; i; V- w3 q, L- x; h5 x4 \7 d: z2 D
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.& B2 G/ D+ Y# m) C+ E! U( |) f" _
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