The hunt for the San Juan, Argentinian missing submarine
The German-built submarine was inaugurated in 1983, the newest of the three submarines in the Argentine navy’s fleet.
President Macri […] wrote on Twitter. “We are committed to using all national and international resources necessary to find the ARA San Juan submarine as soon as possible.”
A US Nasa P-3 explorer aircraft – capable of long-duration flights – is preparing to take part in the search, Mr Balbi said, in addition to a Hercules C-130 from the Argentine Air Force.
[UK,] Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, and South Africa have all formally offered assistance in the search.
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Hopes came in the sign of 7 pings (Edit of Edit : sadly this seems to have been a sad mistake)
By Sunday, the pursuit to pinpoint the pings will be bolstered by the might of the U.S. Navy and Air Force, which are deploying more resources into the massive rescue mission already underway to locate the missing submarine, Pentagon officials told ABC News.
On Saturday, the Undersea Rescue Comand, or URC, shipped out two “independent rescue assets” from San Diego en route to the Southern Atlantic, where the Argentine Navy lost communications with one of its submarines. They are expected to arrive on Sunday, officials said.
The highly trained American sailors will employ advanced technology on the Submarine Rescue Chamber, or SRC, which has already been in touch with the family members of the 44 on board, and will utilize an underwater system called Remotely Operated Vehicle, or ROV. It can climb down to depths of 850-feet and pull to safety “up to six persons at a time,” the Pentagon officials said.
See abcnews link
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