On Wednesday, Nov 15th, an Argentine Submarine – the ARA San Juan –vanished 240 miles from the country’s coast with 44 crewmembers aboard. The Argentine Navy reports they first lost signal with the vessel near the Valdez Peninsula while the craft was completing a routine voyage back from Ushuaia in Patagonia to Mar del Plata south of Buenos Aires. On Saturday, Argentine Defense Minister Oscar Aguad remarked the receipt of seven satellite calls seeming to originate from the submarine, signaling hope that the crew is still alive.
