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2018-11-17 Caribbean-Latin America

Argentinian submarine found in the Atlantic a year after going missing

The story of the sub's mission was always sketchy
[NYPost] Authorities in Argentina found a submarine that sank off the coast of the country almost exactly a year ago, killing 44 crewmen aboard, officials said.
"found" via American Technology
The vessel was found more than 2,600 feet deep in waters off the coast of the Valdes Peninsula in Argentina, the country's navy said in a statement released early Saturday.

The statement said a remote-operated American ship that was hired for the search effort made "positive identification" of the downed submarine.

The discovery comes just two days after families of the 44 missing sailors held a ceremony to mark the one-year anniversary of the day the vessel sunk on Nov. 15, 2017.

On the anniversary, President Mauricio Macri said the Argentine government has an "absolute and non-negotiable commitment" to find "the truth."
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An explosion on the vessel caused by a "concentration of hydrogen" likely downed the submarine, the navy said at the time.

Posted by Frank G 2018-11-17 09:17|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top

#1 "Was always sketchy"...
Jeez, what drivel. Everthing ALL submarines do is sketchy. They're designed to sneak around where nobody can see them, so that's what they do.

Posted by ed in texas 2018-11-17 09:46|| 2018-11-17 09:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Sorry to disappoint, Ed. I'm well aware of their purpose. The Argentine Gubbamnint lies and misstatements that came out at the time (and were commented on here) were suspicious

Posted by Frank G 2018-11-17 10:01|| 2018-11-17 10:01|| Front Page Top

#3 IIRC at one point they had three different official stories, and there was also the yarn about it being sunk by the British.

Posted by swksvolFF 2018-11-17 13:13|| 2018-11-17 13:13|| Front Page Top

#4 The one place you can't be sketchy is sub operations. "Concentrations of hydrogen" sounds like salt water in the batteries.

Posted by SteveS 2018-11-17 14:17|| 2018-11-17 14:17|| Front Page Top

#5 Salt water in the batteries also creates deadmly concentrations of chlorine gas.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2018-11-17 18:26|| 2018-11-17 18:26|| Front Page Top