7 L, [1 U5 z2 ^3 } 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。# a2 R; |. V6 }5 z* u' K: r" F
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。 , S- H2 ^! _. E- Z2 R+ _ , d( U( z& b9 q- a+ ]Navy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast 3 q- g. c- g3 ^5 {/ r d0 D+ V% `( |9 i2 b- m6 j) Z
Rescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained " {& _1 r4 @5 J7 |+ N+ Y$ k* d0 Z) r. s1 `' g" h( H
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. ( o0 q5 s l0 C" P0 X" }2 x5 M- j7 X, l( K
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. 5 Z* T% L- B: x& F8 _ % F) A0 G3 i- |: n/ q4 ~The communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation.5 B# r5 U' _+ t& k
: N. }9 J1 {1 F5 Y$ KMcGuinn 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.& j5 a7 ~. b" y# Q* i
Q' Q' t2 ?2 Y% [- {9 E0 Z9 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. ) H2 q ^% N, W, T9 r8 b. c0 y) m+ q7 M8 w* l. ?2 I/ B( q
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.% k( L U( L9 k- w, k
0 @9 I8 g3 ]+ g. C6 ?+ F! o"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."2 a4 C2 a+ k h; y R
" I( t0 K, w* H8 X+ V7 rThe 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." o4 y' u5 g2 y4 j/ ]" e% W
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