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。 / D7 S9 [8 e0 Y1 U* p 7 N( v2 |) B* C# b 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。8 n; a5 @0 K. k1 r7 D
# s1 D m) k4 g/ S$ f! J 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。 , M2 M. E. m$ }$ {4 F" e% x9 y 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。 , g% F8 e: {% ?5 a, s' A0 y8 y j* \$ h7 Q( l
Navy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast " h! j: N, F5 n5 D5 o6 d6 |* y' w6 n8 b) y
Rescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained 8 V% Z- ]6 H( [$ x ]. Z! V$ x1 c2 F$ l% a l
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. 9 u P" Y5 \$ G' M0 H. \" ^/ K
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. # w1 k3 g2 ~6 U" _ 2 F7 W* }/ b- {- z. `& {: _- IThe communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation. 6 t3 j$ M1 Y; E 0 j8 ~8 m" n$ J( Q: M& lMcGuinn 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 c# m7 K9 e1 f( k% p/ p* ]7 U: u$ I$ b3 r! p9 K* z
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. 0 G$ w2 h0 f w. h2 d5 T4 |/ T* _$ }7 R9 ?
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. % X6 V6 q+ I- G+ ~; J4 _. y9 I) R# x, I1 z; e* d9 }) I- r/ @& _. r
"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." ( ]: {& j+ j: B: I: c, \. F2 n* p9 T # w P0 T; V* e# h7 gThe 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. 2 D+ s- w+ A$ A$ Z* L' L0 a0 ]8 z1 D# f& z
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