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.…
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.
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.”
An explosion on the vessel caused by a “concentration of hydrogen” likely downed the submarine, the navy said at the time.
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