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 _$ _$ a8 M7 D3 H0 R" X3 j& i( T
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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。 - Y) P, I6 Z& n$ B7 h9 J: K8 ~+ m, A
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。6 P4 @$ C; o( p' ^
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。 7 b6 z' y L1 S7 P # e, O( a4 J/ e8 nNavy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast E! R! Y3 C ?# k3 @! Z
3 o* E4 _ i& HRescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained # R5 d) ], |3 W% [) x+ U ) A$ |9 U/ o! }: r$ CNORFOLK, 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. - [- N. h/ o7 j j- }' N 5 z( X# n" v9 B: l/ X" h0 n EThe 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./ M- l, W3 d7 k, N; d0 N+ h3 P2 R6 m, z
9 \, }/ Q! f- DThe communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation. 2 K* R7 W, {; u+ k1 Z1 r% ^7 }; B& Y( f
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. - o1 [- C |) u2 j 9 e# [+ C) R/ `. QBecause 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. 7 N3 C: z9 @9 j* c3 k ?* E* d4 a/ ~: U$ o' U
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. ' A& u1 h1 c% i & h$ |* _% [! w: B, }2 a"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." . k g0 m3 T& b+ x8 M* }- n* E* Z* O/ s
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. + ^! v9 G/ V1 W a$ V; Z& E7 Z8 z* A+ x! K8 a F' f/ z4 i6 b
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