" d6 R' ~! P* f' K6 o+ {# T 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。 ; Q) n6 f% g+ u& D! l 8 o4 q: w/ J% n5 f 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。9 A4 k% A6 V5 S4 a" F
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。 1 s4 y* ]0 y& q4 V6 y1 v$ D8 W2 P2 K
Navy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast9 p$ d, b- o; b5 o
! H0 ]3 l$ J1 HRescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained ' Y# {* o; X0 B; j( b. X' ^ 0 V, Y9 J3 ~9 H5 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.; h# ]9 F+ r1 G& ?/ f$ d
0 r. j! F' q2 m0 U. |" {9 K3 _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.6 g# P1 X& U4 F1 r
* g4 O3 S4 \: }; [+ d; BThe communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation.2 j, z. ~0 x# {
7 G1 O/ N- G- f+ U% k* XMcGuinn 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. ; M5 o# T5 J* n# [0 c- y0 t v. S2 z/ E" B) a
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.4 F) Q6 u7 H* L0 e! i
; p8 A- y9 V, P9 f# K. [1 DThey 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 O# ]5 j# D) i2 j. t, Y3 U( x! F5 F : l9 l$ x4 E6 J$ F, B/ o"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." # u8 p3 z% e$ ]6 K" i& I 7 F4 J* K V; |7 c9 q: y2 nThe 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., d3 J; f1 ~5 z
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