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。 % U+ T1 T2 p0 F( Z3 p5 i4 n# b9 }$ a9 a, z% J; L5 M
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。 , f2 X2 W. c4 k7 N* ]+ G! M/ {, X6 w+ F$ H6 p
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。 1 G# ^! }& }4 ^1 J: m& J" W 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。 7 Q3 v: Q- v! v# D0 z( N# s' Y! g / z8 G5 E4 ]+ \7 R) H- ?( N$ HNavy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast ( N3 W& q/ Q. m: @7 [0 T , k( U2 g% p& k$ n8 |0 x- K( eRescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained+ o1 Q) U" z5 [* `) k& E
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: } e+ \# E/ i Z( V$ @3 FThe 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. . x5 ]+ }8 N+ W" y # J5 y1 N! T# S7 {1 ?- \The communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation. . d+ ?( k8 @( N, ^4 N2 e' q( n1 W! y5 e, s; _$ l* @' d! H3 }
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. " u: R: m; N N6 A- w" p, b" h p( P9 y- ?) F
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.7 S4 q5 w: r1 `2 i' Y$ P& b
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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.5 b# J$ j! e) [' z
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"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." + q; z# O4 _/ B& i# @' f# y2 |" Y* X1 ~9 m$ p/ @" C2 N4 d; e6 P& R
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.: K0 }1 J( H% Z' L+ ~% M3 |% C& L
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