One year after the disappearance of the Argentinian submarine ARA San Juan, the search continues, investigators are long past any hope of recovering survivors. Now the search has refocused on locating the hull and the remains of the trapped submariners.
In the early morning hours of November 15, 2017, the ARA San Juan, one of Argentina's three diesel electric attack submarines, disappeared. As USNI News recounts, the captain of the San Juan sent a satellite phone message to his headquarters stating water had entered the ship through the snorkel and started a battery fire. The sub sent an identical message, then at 7:30 a.m. reported it was proceeding on course.
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