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。 # p; `' \/ l7 E" X9 t: e: D # f0 g" G$ L, d& m+ T 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。 ' b: ~# N+ ?% d* m3 A. z 3 T q& O R& k+ b% Z8 t 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。- U w0 Q! T# j5 z/ Y1 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。 2 P p: J v; V4 \* N# F3 ]" _ W( K' S$ q; K) [
Navy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast ' H9 p% t' P' R& c, o3 s + }* J5 s9 W3 Z) M+ {+ a% xRescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained $ ?6 Z% l! X. k0 Q0 h1 p: m, A, X/ @' a1 c# m# g1 ?! X) O7 U/ x0 a. M
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 ?( F7 |( F- s+ ` _ E
4 B' F! v* _9 o$ gThe 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.0 c8 `. a1 O2 E8 q& [ l2 ]
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The communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation. 1 |# _! q5 [# [; W9 Z3 P+ ^ $ ?/ O1 ?% f9 ]9 Y! H$ k( X7 ^6 X/ mMcGuinn 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. & i8 v" f/ e9 X# c7 d: R # ^% r* W/ A5 L9 m5 O' kBecause 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. ) D8 z4 A" Q1 q v7 G & ~ k) V) ?: W9 j4 W5 }# C$ eThey 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.6 L' v6 o: D' e% ?
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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."! F# Y. Y! b- V
$ p- e# l' D% E4 ^; a, X* cThe 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. 8 ?. s6 w7 `3 t: P9 c / |) _) `7 ?/ z[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-3-15 09:22 编辑 ]
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