l: a( |9 I; C% YNavy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast - q: v$ q, v" U7 I' i( C3 c 1 h) {2 k2 A4 J/ N) o9 SRescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained $ b+ w, @) F$ `, d9 f& v* R1 B3 g# X* ^6 A! |7 X" L* {6 J0 B. }
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. 4 |4 X8 {8 l& o1 A v" e3 q& c+ C' ]# \$ RThe 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.) R1 w/ h5 I$ S' [! }- \6 \
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The communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation.2 Q- B* P+ N1 s8 S' ~9 F( L7 n
! j* g! x+ M3 k0 f# j: [$ r% b2 l2 NMcGuinn 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.1 |2 K" Z0 k8 U+ G) D
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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. 1 ], b9 }3 T# ^) x9 U1 j @. u' ? \1 x# l7 I, O) D+ N. y
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 T% @: j8 i- u
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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." 9 L2 k3 }1 B5 i' f2 u: X+ o0 `. W& \8 p2 K" t3 Y% h( P; V
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. ' z0 N' f5 k6 [8 c- P; d/ K 5 h6 H" p) [: i[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-3-15 09:22 编辑 ]
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