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Argentine President Mauricio Macri has declared three days of mourning in memory of the crew of the disappeared submarine, found by the Argentine authorities exactly one year and one day after the disaster.
Sputnik quoted the commander of the Argentine naval base in Mar del Plata as Gabriel Attis informing parents of crew members aboard the submarine on Saturday that the ARA San Juan was recently found deformed and presenting signs of explosion.
"In tribute to all [the crew]we are declaring mourning for three days, "Macri said in a statement.
ARA San Juan disappeared on November 15, 2017 with 44 crew members on board. He had reported a technical malfunction in the ship. The submarine disappeared during a routine trip from Ushuaia to the Patagonia region of Mar del Plata in the province of Buenos Aires.
Eight days later, while salvage operations were continuing, the Argentine Navy announced the news of an explosion that would have occurred near the last known submarine location, only hours after its last communication with the submarine. Army last year.
San Juan was found on November 17, at 2,600 meters altitude in the south of the Atlantic Ocean, by a private company under contract with the Argentine government after an international search impossible to find.
The authorities resumed the submarine's research at the end of October after signing a contract with Ocean Infinity. The US seabed intelligence company is known to have conducted the search operation of the maligned MH370 Malaysian airliner. Ocean Infinity would have committed to receiving a payment from Argentina only if ARA San Juan is found.
At the same time, the Argentine President also expressed his gratitude to the United States, Russia, Brazil, Chile, Great Britain, Norway, France, Peru and other countries involved in research.
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