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+ k) ?: t5 P+ }" [, y* lRescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained . |. Z2 G% Z- ] . L6 n1 `" y4 ^; ?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.% I0 c5 V4 y7 A& c( p& D
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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.9 D7 I4 ~ z4 Q5 T( i! U
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The communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation.& ?0 Y8 f1 ?* U$ l5 a8 R
# |* x: O, b9 c: fMcGuinn 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.% n1 K3 J+ f5 Q
' `1 {1 ?9 `. l/ p* T" w7 X+ [9 B xBecause 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. . Q; \0 H; e$ d; D$ J z9 w5 _1 [# W0 v8 l4 _; {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.) M- o; O: A1 R
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"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."* f* s4 d7 l% P
2 m6 a$ g# T" Q* u% |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. 8 m; S! g+ P. \, k/ l7 G- j' \( N" [3 t7 N5 p
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