The Argentine Navy is looking for planes and ships in Atlantic Ocean after a submarine missing since Wednesday. The San Juan was with 44 Mann crew on a routine mission to naval base Ushuaia at sourn end of Argentina. On way back to home base of Mar del Plata, radio contact tore off on Wednesday morning. Thursday afternoon began search, so far without result. The last known location of submarine was 432 kilometers off coast of peninsula of Valdés.
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The Navy officially assumes that only radio system has failed. One did not know what had happened, said a naval spokesman on Friday. It is suspected that re has been a serious problem with communication equipment, power supply, cables, antenna or or equipment. However, in such a case submarines have instruction to show up. So far re is no visual or radar contact.
On Friday evening, search was officially promoted to a search and rescue mission (SAR). Argentine President Maurico Macri said that we would use all national and international services to find San Juan as soon as possible.
NASA aircraft helps in search
In addition to Argentine aircraft and ships, an aircraft of US space agency NASA is also involved in request of Argentina. Actually responsible for observing Antarctic, machine can also use its sensors to locate a dipped or sunken U-boat. People are already preparing to send rescue ships, citing media as a spokesman for U.S. Sourn Command. Or countries have also offered ir help.
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The San Juan is a 66-metre long diesel-electric submarine of class TR 1700. It was built in Germany for export. Argentina was only country to buy two of se submarines. They were built at North Sea plants in Emden. The San Juan ran 1983 from pile and has been in service with Argentine Navy since 1985.
