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。, X) {( X. }: X1 u
# ^2 G" `) U2 P3 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。6 f' g- u. \1 E# G# I: x4 Q/ y
& D @3 K# A/ S$ N 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。 ; r8 v6 K7 X8 G0 Z; P 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。/ ^& r W8 k) O- S+ L2 a
4 O9 e. d7 A \6 m" MNavy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast- L! w0 d% S: v
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Rescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained 4 H3 h' [) j# Z0 r3 p ) l6 a6 E+ ~# [6 SNORFOLK, 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. ; }/ V9 L0 k) h2 A) G7 [$ X) N6 x' ^. G" _* L4 x9 h& X' X
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.2 |% V0 q, B% g1 \5 g
7 r9 j0 O) ^6 M# t7 [. w& O( ]The communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation. ; R2 V& t) w3 f+ e3 Q* ` h; ?+ H# o: O" A
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.! h5 V( d5 v' s5 u* D9 I* I
) f j( z, M& W. S6 tBecause 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. - q E8 A0 Q% R) G6 I5 C9 ~9 ]: h6 t/ Z2 L9 z5 J% ~2 x
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 X' W0 Z4 [# P 3 o% c8 s9 U) O' g) B"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." a+ q! ]! ?. ~1 u2 S 8 x( q7 W! f b8 W8 E @; r! N( I4 c( sThe 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. 3 m# q5 B4 F4 q1 n% u' z# G( A R$ K
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