Avruj has announced trips with relatives in the region of the collapse of the General Belgrano ARA "The Capital of Mar del Plata

The secretary for human rights and cultural pluralism of the nation, Claudio Avruj, announced Sunday that there would be at least a trip with relatives of the dead sailors in the ARA of General Belgrano in the region of the sinking of this ship of the Argentine Navy during the 1982 war with the British for the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.

This will be "one or two trips" that will begin between October and November in response to the request made by relatives to President (Mauricio) Macri before the last trip that they made to the islands, "said Tel Avruj .

The manager said he felt "very sensitized and excited about this humanitarian project", which he considered "most important" that he had to work considering "the impact emotional and the way in which family members live these trips. "

The trips will be done in coordination with the Navy "because they will be aboard the icebreaker ARA Almirante Irizar," he said.

"It will be necessary to evaluate the capacity of the ship and the number of registered family members to define the number of trips, we are already talking to the navy," he said.

The proposal to reach the region where the ARA, General Belgrano was sunk "is inscribed in the commitment that we badume every year that visits of relatives organized by the state take place in the islands and as part of the humanitarian project that we are facing in this issue. "Recalled Avruj.

He also announced that for the first time this Tuesday, "a plaque will be placed in tribute to the Falklands heroes next to the mast of the residence of Olivos", in the context of the tribute that this day will be chaired by President Macri and government representatives.

On Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Avruj will travel to Ituzaingó, Corrientes City, where a central event and dinner will be held for more than 1,000 Falklands war veterans and their families.

"It will be with the parents and veterans of Corrientes and Chaco, two of the provinces that have provided the most soldiers for the war," he said.

"Corrientes is an example of public policy towards veterans," said the secretary for human rights.

General Belgrano of the ARA was sunk on May 2, 1982 during the Falklands War, as a result of the attack on the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror, outside the area of ​​?? exclusion marked by the United Kingdom during the conflict for the sovereignty of the ship. he is.

The impact of two of the torpedoes launched by the English submarine caused the sinking of Belgrano, flagship of the Armanda, which killed 323 of its crew.

In a logbook, the Argentine Navy recalls that at 16:01 that day "the ship was violently shaken.A powerful explosion followed by an immediate cessation of energy and illumination. paralyzed the 1093 crew members.And when it appeared that the ship was rising in the air, there was a second explosion of the bow "and" the lack of 15 meters of ship was discovered ".

"Immediately, the port bow started and a pungent, pungent smell flooded in. The driving force stopped and the lights went out, the emergency power was turned off and the power was turned off. Staff on board the ship was transferred to the main deck, between jets of steam and oil, "he added in this historical column.

At 16:50, "the list of 60 ° announced the sinking." A thick white smoke rising from inside accentuated the dramatic moment that was approaching.The rapid advance of the twilight and the decrease in visibility seemed to hide the objective of a big ship ".

An hour later, at 5 pm, the chronicle written on the page of the Navy describes how survivors, in the middle of the approaching night and before this dantesque spectacle, shouted: Viva la Patria! – Long live Belgrano!
There was no public to touch, only them in this frozen sea that many would not come back, remember the chronicles of the time.