1 d3 n9 X( ]; ^' i5 u3 U& A3 G 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。 . g4 k/ Y6 ~& p' g5 S3 F3 c 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。- P3 F( A9 {( c% j9 d5 b
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Navy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast 3 w2 E' i7 F4 ]. w 3 P. ~4 H- T, i5 Y# LRescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained / f3 I; r3 ^7 [ E) p4 H: a6 _2 r; F' n% e' E3 c- o
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.7 |8 q/ m7 u+ N) j; u) ~
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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 M- {( n$ z9 V$ A. U. C+ w ( Z7 s: T8 H$ ~9 H, P$ M% sThe communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation.8 a' ^- ]9 X; _* j7 w
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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.1 p6 N! x3 g% D# t; C8 F
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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. 8 ^5 q! F0 d% O ?! i: D! n1 n2 E7 B2 k+ c# {/ u5 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. ' H8 Q; L, m" ~' N# I1 {3 i; @; b9 y) l
"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 C+ k' u5 E* K' Q" X
) ^; ~2 B& m. |' E' Z+ [; GThe 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.9 d# w+ x+ z8 q5 D) M! G
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