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。8 \* u3 U. {' L2 P4 M
A6 K' O5 h. `2 ? 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。 8 ^# p ]5 X- e9 ^7 i. J 9 m& ^( l3 ]& H9 p, N- t 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。 3 i# u% y' _& X% x* v3 n3 g2 R* T, T 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。5 @. T3 G. F ]0 F
) Z( Z5 M6 u! b+ T8 D8 p+ F, C+ d+ RNavy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast , a" b! |8 q; |% P% h * a4 H0 a& ~3 ^Rescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained * n) v0 H/ T# H! X* X- Z- K6 \5 |. ~# ~
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.6 x' Y ^ o/ l4 ]
) F2 o; [5 w+ b: p1 {3 r4 IThe 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. * Q1 i ~* F3 m5 t/ [* R" x) d$ s
The communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation., ~2 v! l% F; k1 V* }
8 F/ w! }- _+ y$ z) e( d7 q) h: {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. ) f1 t! N3 I; I' g2 S" s8 p! V9 h* n, J9 A$ a
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. " U+ @5 @) c: k9 h4 Y F" B' _ 4 ~& e3 I, D: j, gThey 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. ! l0 \! E( ] p B/ m0 n( W) F/ z) d0 M$ e
"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.". z$ q1 T" z# T1 X3 a5 C
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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. & p- H: I- ^3 f1 z" q0 k1 P3 D: D( \/ [9 b8 Q2 O2 Z2 K7 K, {
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