Navy Temporarily Loses Contact With Sub

March 14th, 2007, by dipps

NORFOLK, Va. Mar 14, 2007 (AP)— The Navy temporarily lost communication with a submarine off Florida’s coast and sent ships and aircraft to search for the USS San Juan before the vessel was contacted early Wednesday, military officials said.

There were no problems with the Los Angeles class sub, based in Groton, Conn., and the Navy was investigating the incident, the Naval Submarine Force said in a statement.