; t8 d& d+ j+ ~% c$ x5 L& j 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。 3 ?9 |9 r' h& c: K5 l1 Z& o $ Q8 W/ q8 @* l. l& [3 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。- ^ ^ H7 |. T5 x
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。 0 ^/ X5 p% \ _' c' p1 | ' M: Y: O5 y2 |% LNavy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast4 P1 n D; _% h/ ?, C4 V1 F7 N
4 T9 r6 a0 k" h7 [) n( m5 y" Z( SRescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained . X# q$ x$ i0 q/ d: m1 }* ^) w- v
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 L/ K( E7 |# v) Y
4 X+ Z, I A# M/ [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. ! ?7 F5 n7 n D; x% k e. j4 z* z- T4 g; L0 W+ ^The communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation.* D# l6 o" Z' A J# \$ h
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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. # T6 h9 Y. y% z2 }: `9 T1 {/ w0 [' R: Q- o+ J6 |
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. ( v) i' ~# q& }0 V2 s' e* [2 j1 j* e* ?% \* [0 y' _/ Q1 n' \
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.) Y5 K1 J! A$ M. W7 y6 p! `& k
& f/ G/ S* j4 b% M9 |8 |"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.", h5 r5 ?% C4 h+ N4 ]0 v
2 ]/ {0 L# g# Z: |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. * I8 w" w6 ^: l0 t0 o, f$ a/ O- ]: o2 w# t U1 x. w
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