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。* e# E' ]5 P4 c; R5 `+ ?2 ?0 L
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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。; Z& {' |3 H& o& f' E, \! d1 C+ K
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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。9 W) y* u: v! ~3 I* E
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。 ( N" V0 n! m4 q: ]! B6 d9 q! V9 U& H. }9 F. @, q
Navy Briefly Loses Contact With Sub Off Florida Coast 7 g, [4 h" M- ~2 Z+ |# A 5 N1 V8 \; z: ^( T% x. e+ WRescue Effort Under Way When Communications Regained, _4 Y9 a2 }4 J( b. s
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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.$ x! Y8 N$ u; e6 s- a! A5 `, O2 e
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7 R' q6 u( b! n& e2 g- hThe communication lag on Tuesday evening was not explained, and Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn said the incident remains under investigation. ) [+ @! R0 r# _/ I# `% Z' p% I j. E( S: E7 B8 B+ _7 x
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. & z/ c/ m9 C% b) C2 B3 s, i1 a% E) f; r& y& ]- f8 X K
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! c. G5 C5 [( R- V3 ~& ^
" _' o. Y* r; l+ V" D9 t4 `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. ) A- o+ q- S6 r' L1 g. b 3 L! x" B0 N* z- T2 N"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." 1 U8 H8 R* Q$ I* R W3 \7 w+ Q4 n) } m9 i0 r2 s4 u. i
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. 8 M# f. v" v; n; w2 Y- u; y: P) Q1 t! c$ y! { U; l
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