: ?; V# E$ K2 y" n3 n0 E+ d 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。 7 Y3 q/ D5 F. Y. r8 X( Y o' w+ E) X* m# w8 Y v
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。9 M, J/ d9 ^% G5 S& G
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。 " F7 K9 w* B4 {9 S$ o- D7 o % Y( z2 i) O G6 ?Navy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast + L7 ]* o5 `. c( l- K- |' X* B$ Q- M+ p+ Z) d1 ?9 R
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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. 8 A1 Z5 y' i _0 K3 z- `7 W1 T+ F8 W( t, g. t
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. " u4 k d1 |& J2 C8 r* R# i0 _4 c) @" e, {6 S- p
The communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation. 4 c5 w! E* l: g) s! ^ # ^1 A8 I; _. S: U$ 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. 4 A$ F' W: b$ c' y! B5 ^' h& Y% s% _. z9 m, v+ M
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. ; N# k$ w) ^% x/ c+ D% e ) J. R) Z: v& L5 ^ qThey 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. ; ?# f! y' U% ~2 r: y; j5 B# @" G/ w8 h+ \8 i
"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."" o& j% l- E! P) ^: f5 R5 o8 c% ~, B- y
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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. $ A; ~* c" u! ]2 B4 }# Y ) Z! F& x! b: G. H& o9 A9 R& G. M[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-3-15 09:22 编辑 ]
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