$ |, H# p, b: }6 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。 ' Q1 B. B3 {+ ] 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。 X9 ]. t$ C; n
% i4 G- g0 ` R6 f- B, KNavy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast - I5 C4 {" |/ K5 Z5 m( D ) |5 W( }* U v7 @* v. {) [Rescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained 8 @* S$ l$ S6 k- v9 J9 T/ C. c 4 @' W# i& C( z( b5 ANORFOLK, 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. 6 L3 `. D9 X8 |5 T3 m+ T 1 |/ H9 h% ?6 E B. ^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.) D# V1 I) N t9 B, N! b
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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 l8 U6 H1 ?: O! [# Z! {6 a. R7 N
- _4 g/ {$ g$ x' D; L8 n' UMcGuinn 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. 8 [: j3 S. s, n% V) o; p 2 E7 Q4 w6 q0 S1 k7 z8 HBecause 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.6 ~4 w8 @! y; H$ M0 E
" v$ a* {* ]0 ?5 j4 EThey 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. / J. F. i( d* a. e" G1 t$ ?: Q e4 {( O Y7 V
"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."5 n; L+ ? N: B) \
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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. ! v( r# T) B8 t( H2 k2 z0 W3 T' Y9 k$ q. {$ W8 f5 K
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