! j/ j' V- b9 @9 I0 h2 O- d. }( GNavy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast 9 Q' u' _: J# p( S3 \7 g: F/ y N8 ^+ q4 I6 N9 ~
Rescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained m( t/ e# I8 ?1 |
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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.& r/ D3 @8 r Q
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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.( U: C/ ^3 R. A, [! H
! @ s/ c' I w: B% ?% |The communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation.* I1 K# X9 U7 v) d9 p5 R
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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. 0 z. I- v1 y- R; E* n9 i0 X7 }+ _! b: J7 s6 |1 T4 n
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.0 V! X5 |0 O& c2 ]; p5 \
6 b, F% R! q; p. ]6 iThey 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.; }1 v4 f& j- |8 M ]/ k% Q/ ~
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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."3 ~% b" _: e, k8 O1 m) ~1 g
: l& l4 [3 D* D* q7 g# 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.. f* x* o# x/ _# \4 E4 a
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