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Rescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained ! Q4 a2 W; S$ |( M 1 w1 _3 m$ T2 p o' r# NNORFOLK, 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.1 B/ N2 m$ p" r' }# N, O3 A# ?, Q. f
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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.) C* U! y4 [) T# |0 `2 I
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The communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation.8 U: @" O2 a; z/ Y$ k6 _5 L
# F( ?; t$ B4 q2 l$ qMcGuinn 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.0 h5 x* {, W( B6 d6 d; L
1 W( s) [" x' w9 \' xBecause 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. ' G' c$ G9 N/ ]0 J2 \# {7 x6 S& Z4 b6 b3 H
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. 3 Q+ `( t4 R. W6 X ~! B, L! r5 n' T" 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."% Y6 ]8 a4 g m: b" m! o& I
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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. " {7 w7 Q0 j; c/ a3 f! v0 |+ q F3 b, s. ~. q7 j# U t' I" D
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