一艘载有大约140名官兵的美军潜艇，在佛罗里达州对开海域游弋时，一度与美军控制中心失去联络。海军担心潜艇沉没，于周二晚启动应变机制，派出战机和船只进行大规模的搜索行动，到14日清晨终于发现它的踪影，证实只是虚惊一场。当局现正调查潜艇一度失去联络10个小时的原因。 1 o# n' M7 M( v- K+ c& _2 J7 f ; w: u9 L1 O9 [# b$ l 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。 + {/ L+ B4 `7 F7 V, v. h/ G - c: c0 K/ s8 f7 r0 f% C4 ?. d! h 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。( k% T2 I% R0 m; P9 ]* V! K! j! N
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。# h8 ?) ^8 | b
3 p3 d' u5 M6 PNavy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast . A) |6 x0 G# q' K # L. R; I9 t ]+ c% c# GRescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained ( a, _& }. o! R9 w. h$ O9 ]. h. t! {. Q, l+ y6 C# b; i9 B; p
NORFOLK, 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.0 R4 ?: O% F$ T! ]
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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.) [/ A1 t/ a$ r# j4 j$ ?
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The communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation. " N) M4 P i# U' F1 c: @ / L: C9 M& ^9 v+ @ d$ dMcGuinn 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. ' }4 C6 N( P- V+ q2 L/ a, ~: u8 O% ~; t) B+ J; F. Z3 x( Y
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. 8 \7 a- N0 z* B$ K' }+ c$ o6 F% ~$ ^
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.1 K7 V. h; \5 j/ ]+ H" h
7 a5 \! Z2 c5 _"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." * e) o0 | A/ O z: ]3 i0 c+ {: N$ s; p% z6 d, W( u. K
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. . b4 g0 n( P% @/ v P, D( M( m& r% y0 T& g; G
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