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Argentina submarine: ARA San Juan found (1 year later...44 on board)
BBC ^
| 11-17-2018
| BBC
Posted on 11/17/2018 2:48:04 AM PST by Drago
The wreckage of a submarine which went missing with 44 crew on board a year ago has been found, the Argentine navy says.
The ARA San Juan submarine disappeared 430km (270 miles) off the Argentine coast on 15 November 2017.
The navy stopped its rescue mission two weeks after the sub's disappearance.
However, a year and a day after it went missing, officials announced it had been found 800m (2,620ft) below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: arasanjuan; argentina; submarine
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posted on
11/17/2018 2:48:04 AM PST
by
Drago
To: Drago
Wow. Thanks for posting this.
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posted on
11/17/2018 3:09:05 AM PST
by
jalisco555
("In a Time of Universal Deceit Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act" - George Orwell)
To: Drago
There was a woman officer on board, I think.
They really hyped it up.
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posted on
11/17/2018 3:18:03 AM PST
by
gaijin
To: Drago
We salute all of those brave men on eternal patrol.
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posted on
11/17/2018 3:18:19 AM PST
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: gaijin
Lieutenant Eliana María Krawczyk age 35.
Rather old for a Lieutenant.
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posted on
11/17/2018 3:21:41 AM PST
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: Pontiac
Like they really need a submarine?
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posted on
11/17/2018 3:21:42 AM PST
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: Drago
Eternal Father strong to save
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posted on
11/17/2018 3:25:41 AM PST
by
A strike
(Import the Third World become Third World)
To: Drago
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posted on
11/17/2018 3:26:45 AM PST
by
mewzilla
(Is Central America emptying its prisons?)
To: Pontiac
Photo notation: "Queen of the Seas"
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posted on
11/17/2018 3:27:19 AM PST
by
gaijin
To: mewzilla
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posted on
11/17/2018 3:30:04 AM PST
by
mewzilla
(Is Central America emptying its prisons?)
To: DIRTYSECRET
Considering they fought a war against the British, and actually managed to sink several RN ships, Id say the Argentinians are one of the few militaries in South America that would genuinely see a need for a submarine.
Good submariners too, the Argentinians!
During the Falklands war, the San Luis - an Argentine Navy diesel-electric submarine (a German-made T-209) - performed well. Not only did it survive unscathed from more than two hundred antisubmarine munitions fired by British warships and helicopter, but it twice ambushed antisubmarine frigates. Had the weapons functioned as intended the RN would have suffered more lives lost than it did (the torpedoes didnt explode ...many Argentine munitions didnt explode, eg the Exocet missiles and gravity bombs launched by the Argentine Air Force on British assets also didnt explode ...and even then the British lost 2 destroyers and 2 frigates ...)
Most importantly though, if a country can afford a submarine - and wants it, without having to apply for aid - they can have it.
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posted on
11/17/2018 3:36:11 AM PST
by
spetznaz
(Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
To: spetznaz
A Royal Navy submarine sank the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano during the Falklands War. This drove home to the Argentinians the importance of having submarines in their fleet.
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posted on
11/17/2018 3:45:58 AM PST
by
jalisco555
("In a Time of Universal Deceit Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act" - George Orwell)
To: spetznaz
many Argentine munitions didnt explodeI was told some interesting things about that conflict and the part that our help with Sig/Int played. Wonder if the munitions were made in the UK. If not, selective function might have been involved.
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posted on
11/17/2018 4:10:44 AM PST
by
Texas Fossil
((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
To: gaijin
Nicknamed "the queen of the sea" by her father, she studied at the Naval College in Ensenada. She joined the navy after a double family tragedy - her brother died in a car accident and her mother died from a heart attack. I feel for her father.
God has tested the man like he tested Job.
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posted on
11/17/2018 4:19:43 AM PST
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: Pontiac
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posted on
11/17/2018 4:23:24 AM PST
by
Ikeon
(Sadly, the sheep just voted a wolf as the head chef in their own house. whats for dinner? mutton)
To: Ikeon
In Naval terms, a Lieutenant is the equal of a land forces captain, not a just out of the factory Butterbar
. O3 equivalent in the US system.
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posted on
11/17/2018 4:35:35 AM PST
by
Manly Warrior
(US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War")
To: jalisco555
The Belgrano was due to be retired and sent to the US to go on display as she was one of our WW2 cruisers IIRC.The name escapes me.
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posted on
11/17/2018 4:37:03 AM PST
by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
To: HANG THE EXPENSE
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posted on
11/17/2018 4:38:50 AM PST
by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
To: jalisco555
Did you know the cruiser General Belgrano started out as the
USS Phoenix? I didn't until I saw a display case at the VA hospital here in Phoenix.
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posted on
11/17/2018 4:40:12 AM PST
by
Nateman
(If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong.)
To: Nateman
Heck of a way to go. It’s like knowing you gonna die.
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posted on
11/17/2018 4:51:09 AM PST
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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