![]() She was manufactured by Thyssen Nordseewerke of Emden, Germany and commissioned in November, 1985. Her crew includes the first-ever female naval officer on board a submarine in the Argentine navy. San Juan is a TR-1700 class diesel-electric submarine with a crew of 44. Its destination was Mar Del Plata, 2,800 kilometers farther north along the Argentine coast. The area is considered among the most dangerous seas in the world. She was patrolling from a naval base in Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost point of South America and the gateway to the Straits of Magellan. San Juan (S-42) was on an ecological surveillance mission to interdict illegal fishing boats off the coast of Patagonia. Bad weather with waves of 26 feet and 45 MPH winds initially hampered search efforts both on the surface and with sensors searching underwater for the submarine. The submarine was last seen over 200 kilometers off the Patagonian coast of Argentina. Following the report, the submarine was ordered back to port. The first problems were reported that morning around 7:30 AM when the captain radioed that the submarine was having “battery problems” in heavy seas. The submarine disappeared on Wednesday, Novemwhen last communication was received. San Juan (S-42) off the southeastern coast of South America. ![]() Navy have dispatched a large number of transport and maritime surveillance aircraft along with specialized personnel and submarine rescue equipment in an attempt to help locate the missing Argentine submarine A.R.A. ![]() Navy Maritime Patrol Aircraft along with several other assets race against time in dramatic search. ![]()
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