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Rescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained. Z) s/ b1 A$ c' u
% |' p. J9 L- {2 ZNORFOLK, 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. , x$ T( J1 f6 y( [ g" v0 n5 q0 L. q8 o' H6 m4 b: t5 |
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. ' ?/ b9 c& C% M2 u$ P; Y2 O0 E6 E2 h% P' V
The communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation. 0 A( L. k8 W5 [$ u ' E+ o1 v4 ^% X$ E' P* l/ oMcGuinn 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. 7 R0 n% @+ ^" S: R* H/ k3 a8 [+ \ 6 ]3 x+ {; C0 W/ F# GBecause 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. 3 i' i: n8 b6 C! M p) T7 m9 n6 o% _. ^; W* aThey 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. 4 z; J: l$ ?; N" y8 W- Q1 y, G& L6 H, H _5 V/ b5 k
"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." / D# G' F: ?8 l- ~. p9 f. n. S: @8 `" T9 V
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.6 u# X/ m' c. Q9 _
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