3 s2 \% M2 p' J: h, V" \/ B 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。& E! C" N, b$ \& s) T5 N
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。 " A2 }/ ~0 ~% D6 T9 K/ S 0 N+ ^& C9 f5 M5 v: G* k4 t7 W1 C! ]Navy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast) w4 E% j% n U6 Z( |3 m; `( e' r
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Rescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained , S% k z; s0 W2 W: `9 P; P . x* B% O. t: R, t5 L- C% DNORFOLK, 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. # c) W% n' N; U/ Z + i Z0 k0 o) YThe 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.' @0 c& ? p/ `3 p8 i$ X: x( F
2 L! r/ e- G3 FThe communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation." \, E# I8 K9 _% I" a ?1 J
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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.7 |1 Y9 ]; o- d; T, c2 I, w
5 {- [8 c. g/ |1 r' Q% ABecause 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.! ]& {. a6 c8 N% `
# M" x* d( E, C' D; @( [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. & Q! o0 L; Z6 Q, `6 U% @! V% E/ i% O( k$ j" h- l! J2 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."# l3 d- Z) m. F" L' l- M
' s6 q# J6 C% xThe 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.: t+ w: C8 D$ K4 M
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