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。 , K1 Q" E- U2 a2 ~9 o9 n4 C2 { & O( B+ m% g6 P: G" u5 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。 * h2 x! j/ o. J* O9 u- A+ C, _ # J" N- b+ i' t* y- T) 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。! p! ?# o- @# d, G, 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。 ; f) u% ~+ @) x' f( j9 t J$ Q, P: j" k T6 Z
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- y) T; K. z* s5 @8 f+ a- p% BRescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained 5 U5 d( R& _4 K6 ]" C& t0 v ; E4 }9 K5 G( m' p9 |2 ^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.( o+ ^5 C+ s; w" M& v- N
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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. + @* N7 i+ Q, D* X% o6 T; T% ^0 ?" `, J* z3 a1 F) X5 W' ]2 ? k6 h! k; ~
The communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation. * e1 h' Y# f0 x/ @0 C ; x* L) @7 H& m- t0 b* M" UMcGuinn 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. & y0 p. H' x9 L" d. O) G' J( `, W* f* m) g- w! K b
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. O8 ^3 u8 z( w# H6 w& X+ s- h& t. }- P' m- [0 Y' G9 Q( [
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. Z9 z* X3 k3 \' W$ J1 \ 3 x) T; T( ^ B7 u/ {$ A; M6 D"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.". |/ ^7 @' F! p5 z6 i2 }+ ]
9 d8 F9 Q- h! v. ?6 J6 m& K' CThe 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., g! s5 K9 Z9 {
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