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。 , ]' Z8 y. e3 z5 W 9 k7 N: E; `5 d% S, d, E/ ] 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。" D0 \9 f0 v" K; s: h2 a+ E0 T6 K
/ Q6 X1 H# l8 {4 s 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。 4 |; c" n# A, C3 ] 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。; V& f# k9 Y' w3 B2 g
) A. M; }, T# {) [7 x1 r' ~9 UNavy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast " R! d; v2 H/ H, s- i. \ / S9 L' }9 R& f/ v+ \) n \% L( o0 bRescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained & _, p4 z |" q$ i( ~7 E8 g% c6 K7 W
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." c& s& B% E: W2 R( d# k' E
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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.* Y; P8 y$ x# `* g- @4 a j
/ g& l; A1 y7 B+ FThe communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation.* S( \$ p) R; u
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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. / G. i( d, U1 ~, x: B$ x% b R6 l8 |1 \4 {% X3 j8 x$ e. \ F" L- A
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. ; A% b' ~/ h# w% K, B9 a & u6 P- }& ~4 S4 D LThey 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. 2 j, w& U9 [/ `$ N, p) D5 t 2 a; y6 \ l$ u/ U2 w( @! C"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."- I* K* M9 L: X% G
& d2 H1 q) L9 ^: e1 T9 \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. ) q, `9 M, ^" u. ^2 \6 M7 [3 g9 e0 v8 s4 Q
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