) ^! q9 n8 ^3 j' h! a! B0 z3 U 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。 $ c* _' X0 }2 }2 K5 ]6 w 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。: S8 A: r! m! B
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Rescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained 0 u& v# p' }. _; I) U 1 _0 n' Y; N f, b* ? c! y3 PNORFOLK, 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. ) T. A1 r- u! E6 t5 J! a - V+ ~, r' _2 PThe 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.' J* _; |7 H* V) Q. U. {8 L
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The communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation. . Z1 ?* T/ a# B: S' `% E1 ?5 }' ^# {1 r. N3 ?
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. 8 B; @! Q d+ A6 l7 ?( D) A+ Y. l2 {5 x' m7 j
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. : t2 V1 C( [8 O! t5 ~ & ?9 _- s, u" U5 _9 z0 {- TThey 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. , I5 K8 u+ P q2 ~9 s8 w. {" ?/ t* n9 O R' n
"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." % |& X+ f* C6 x; m! @ 9 N& R: ?! }8 R0 I8 M; AThe 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. * K* p3 K ^8 q8 h7 V/ G9 }: }5 s8 b* F$ V- E6 }! l( |" g% e
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