The oceanographic ships "Ara Austral" and "Puerto Deseado" have reached the search zone of the missing Argentinian submarine "San Juan" with the entire team of scientists from CONICETDialoga, UBA and Segemar on board. The "Austral" is equipped with a Norwegiam multi-beam echo sounder EM 122 Kongsberg capable of displaying real-time depths of up to 11,000 meters with an accuracy of 99.9% in real time. The ships had sailed in the morning of Nov 18, 2017, from the port of Mar del Plata. As of Nov 20, no news on any traces have been found, signals detected on Nov 18 probably originated from other source. On Nov 18 seven indistinct satellite signals were detected by Argentinian Navy. No details were given with regards to these signals, except that signals may indicate, that the crew was trying to re-establish contact, so the Navy was working to locate the source of the emissions. On Nov 18 the International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office (ISMERLO), which is dedicated to the search and rescue of sunk submarines around the world, claimed it detected the "San Juan" about 300 kilometers east of Puerto Madryn at some 70 meters depth which was, however, not confirmed. A full-scale SAR is under way in waters near the last known position of the missing submarine, including all available Navy ships and planes, and merchant marine and fishing vessels in the area. There wer e44 crew members on board when the boat went missing on Nov 15. Initial reports mentioning storage battery fire weren’t confirmed by latest updates. The emergency beacon didn’t surface so the rescuers didn’t know the exact position of the submarine, and therefore were unable to locate it. Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru, the United States, Great Britain and South Africa offered their help after the boat disappeared in waters of Puerto Madryn, northern Patagonia. The TR-1700-class diesel-electric submarine was in active service with the Argentine Navy since having been built at the Thyssen Nordseewerke in Emden in 1983. It has a displacement if 2140 tonnes (surfaced) and 2336 tonnes (submerged), and an armament of torpedoes. Photos: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DO_-sW-WAAEqcWj.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DO8InDBX0AA_xLk.jpg
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20 November 2017 - 14:00
Update: 20 November 2017 - 23:13
Research ship looking for missing submarine
Research ship looking for missing submarine
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20 November 2017 - 14:00
Update: 20 November 2017 - 23:13
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