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。 0 z7 w3 h- B$ D- e3 ^$ p ; M8 k E& O5 U0 P$ m" \ 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。 " C8 e- ]2 j6 p b* u' l ( f3 V- g% u9 U! ?6 L7 m# \ 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。! j' l# B7 Z! x r( f Y
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 C. Q5 m' Y4 z0 l# n5 z: A- b! G9 v; \/ d
Navy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast : P/ ?; w" K& c* M' M1 W 2 ~- x& U. Z( s- Z, A% W1 ORescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained0 i" v Y) \- y0 O8 W
7 o, j: e/ ~6 b6 M6 kNORFOLK, 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.7 F! w3 @" P L" p7 p# `( p
* f% i, N n" X$ e4 G9 h2 k3 AThe 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.. Z" P) f7 Z0 [
# {" R2 a1 i$ r# N5 \5 aThe communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation.! W' f" l1 n+ h7 H% y
; b5 Z X9 q+ s! ]2 W* b0 o# y# IMcGuinn 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.3 n8 N, [1 |2 m8 U
% p0 P* D- S" W$ o8 yBecause 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. ' H$ L' k k$ p) W' u9 U" N0 ?/ j1 B0 Z+ M& G
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." z1 I! p/ T4 A" G% u
" h V" W: X3 D6 v: f: Y"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.", T6 r. O. G1 ]+ L4 D' 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. / {0 E0 p- W6 n5 U4 O( Y) x $ w( E' A; R0 m[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-3-15 09:22 编辑 ]
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