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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. ; U% _* r) C/ i; h# l; z$ A" s$ L! Y 4 C- T- z2 M# w4 e% H* I) 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.+ J3 r2 }" c, P0 N( i- F
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The communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation.* B, e. p6 B' o+ F7 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. S$ U- p/ U: I# Y
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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. ' S/ j( N, f0 W: z l. n3 R& I0 `/ U( |+ U2 H& ]) j2 k
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. 8 y x* @4 c1 s% W# S " b& h* g O/ @"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 V4 m; F5 N+ }4 ]' K5 Q6 ~
( D7 T3 F9 P# D6 J* _7 ]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.# `# Q. X3 V1 \' O- V- e* T
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