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。% E" J9 m. I6 @9 j6 j
% Q3 i7 ^- _( e" C+ d 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/ w9 U2 z8 M7 v. i1 B0 r: w2 w$ S+ C( C; f, J, f( V" e
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。, e# O0 e7 J1 X& d' e
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。- s" N9 ~, y/ e4 j3 {, \; c0 w
9 I- e# h( u3 Z8 g i6 _Navy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast & R2 c4 b+ w' l/ q; U: N j! N " Z. N0 F a i3 A: x& j* S- A9 T" rRescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained 6 i( a Y9 G( E0 r' `. O( y# W8 d+ h J" E0 J$ h$ z8 t
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.7 z0 h: n2 }! J1 J) g
- q4 U4 P K+ O; K0 |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.6 I/ L; v3 @0 @6 Y$ V3 H; Q0 E
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The communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation.7 K l& g# F5 L. ?. M4 y0 D1 v
) A% X2 [6 I1 g1 x6 C( ^4 ]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 X8 G# i% E6 x
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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. 3 e, S: I% w. B6 v$ Y- b0 r; M7 k+ w3 E8 H
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 P4 q/ p% l- P9 L8 c; R" a3 a4 d$ U: ]
"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." & v4 j" R1 Z: }/ X4 S' L5 ?& _7 U7 z7 @/ ^2 G0 i& J* g V& 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. 1 w+ d/ X9 ^6 H2 u8 n- w$ F" B8 S- j3 Y7 ?$ g* Q
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