Argentina missing submarine: Russia joins search

[GreyWing]

I'm glad their Government is accepting all the help it can get. Fingers crossed for them even though things are not looking the best.

Hope they make it, a lot braver than me for going down on a submarine.

https://news.sky.com/story/submarin...-soil-for-first-time-since-falklands-11139053

 

[GreyWing]

Sad news unfortunately.

Reported that all hands were lost

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5111129/Has-missing-submarine-located-Navy-spots-object.html

 

[03092014]

That must be an awful way to die. Just waiting to accept your fate.

 

[Ninja_Stoker]

That must be an awful way to die. Just waiting to accept your fate.

Agreed, but I'm inclined to think it actually happened mercifully quickly with an explosion: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-42100620

When the much bigger Russian submarine Kursk had an explosion, there were people who survived the blast for days until they succumbed to carbon dioxide, but in a small boat such as this, much less likely to have been the case.

Whatever the cause of the fate of the submariners, a terrible loss and my heart goes out to their loved-ones suffering an intolerably awful wait to find out.

 

[News]

The country has experience in searching for lost subs after the Kursk sank 17 years ago.

Continue reading...

 

[Rover]

 

[Ninja_Stoker]

Now found apparently: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-46245686

RIP