Argentina finds lost submarine in deep Atlantic, one year after it disappeared
- Discovery came just days after a ceremony commemorating the lives of the lost 44 crew members
Argentina’s navy announced early on Saturday that searchers found the missing submarine ARA San Juan deep in the Atlantic a year after it disappeared with 44 crewmen aboard.
The vessel was detected 800 metres (2,625 feet) deep in waters off the Valdes Peninsula in Argentine Patagonia, the statement said.
The navy said a “positive identification” had been made by a remotely operated submersible from the American ship Ocean Infinity, which was hired for the latest search for the missing vessel.
The discovery was announced just two days after families of the missing sailors held a commemoration one year after the sub disappeared on November 15, 2017.
On Thursday, on the anniversary of the disappearance, President Mauricio Macri said the families of the submarine crew should not feel alone and delivered an “absolute and non-negotiable commitment” to find “the truth”.
Macri promised a full investigation after the submarine was lost. Federal police raided naval bases and other buildings in January as part of the probe, soon after the government dismissed the head of the navy.