The parents of the dead sailors will visit the sinking area of ​​General Belgrano's cruise

The Secretary of Human Rights and Cultural Pluralism of the nation, Claudio Avruj, announced today that this year there would be at least a trip with relatives of the deceased sailors in the country. General Belgrano's ARA in the sinking region of this naval vessel the 1982 war with the British for the sovereignty of the Malvinas 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.

"We will have 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 we are facing on this issue. "remembers 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 headed by President Macri as well as by government officials.

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 of 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 recalled that at 16:01 the ship had been violently shaken. A powerful explosion followed by an immediate interruption of energy and lighting paralyzed the crew of the 1093 and appeared to indicate that the ship was recovering to a second explosion from the bow "and" the lack of 15 meters of ship was discovered ".

"Immediately, bow to port started and a pungent and pungent smell invaded the air, the motive force ceased and the lights were turned off, emergency power generation was turned off and the staff inside the ship went towards the main deck, between jets of steam and oil, "he adds in this historical chronicle.

At 16:50, "the 60 ° heel announced the sinking, a thick white smoke rising from the inside, accentuating the dramatic moment that was announcing the rapid advance of the twilight and the decreased visibility seemed to conceal the end of a large 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.