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。 + J0 I; R8 f" k0 w! [* q7 }0 e7 z5 O& P$ f% T& x m! f
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。! g& Y, H3 u: n4 g# a' W: M
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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。 , {) f% K5 i s, k# T 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。 ! { ~- I1 P: e( e, t0 L) }- s( N: [) {. ~2 }* i# S
Navy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast 1 H6 a \% N) K2 v 8 h3 ]5 p# S7 v1 t3 hRescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained7 F. q) c3 P7 [& a8 B
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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., [: y' Q/ Z/ G5 K. F8 y
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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.# A4 m+ M% C. g5 r% k+ Q
4 a3 [$ G$ |; k- s% F! O' K- jThe communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation.7 J+ ]) B& ]5 W C) H
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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.& T' g5 y6 Z) `# i% j0 Z8 ]! I' N
4 P& `& j- G6 D0 K9 z/ G2 k! o$ YBecause 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.& [2 V2 T9 \. l9 R( i4 ?+ U: k- `
# |3 D/ j. l* {2 _% tThey 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. & P) l/ a1 f. A$ C% k* j' m W2 ]- F# m0 Y D/ G( {9 C7 g
"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." - S) G* f9 p2 H) l. K$ p/ q, {1 \0 e i$ a
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. 1 u5 D; a: B5 R5 p4 o8 }! x- n ( x' j; b6 n {; g$ h& K$ m[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-3-15 09:22 编辑 ]
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