News of navy

SUBMARINE TRAGEDY

Two years on, the working theory behind the sinking of ARA San Juan

15-11-2019 14:17 A fault in the E19 valve is the strongest hypothesis for the submarine’s sinking. The Argentine Navy will hold a remembrance event for the vessel's fallen crew-members this afternoon.

ARA San Juan

ARA San Juan case: First indicted naval officer refuses to testify

23-10-2019 12:37 Two other suspects, Captain Héctor Anibal Alonso and Commander Hugo Miguel Correa, are due to give evidence to the court later this week.

San Juan

First charges in ARA San Juan case confound relatives of missing crew

17-10-2019 15:43 Three Navy officials will testify in court next week before Federal Judge Marta Yáñez, though their alleged crimes have not been made public, nor were relatives of the victims notified beforehand.

ENVIRONMENT

Chile's Navy confirms diesel oil spill of 40,000 litres in Patagonia

29-07-2019 14:19 Navy says it has deployed ships to Guarello island to control damage from the spill, and that an investigation had been launched.

ALLEGED HUMAN RIGHTS CRIMES

Malvinas torture: Prosecutor calls for arrest of 26 ex officers

20-05-2018 12:06 Over 120 former officers, many of whom were conscripts during the War against Britain, have given testimony about alleged abuse on the Islands at the hands of their superiors.

HUGO MARINO

Marine tech expert: 'We could find the ARA San Juan in less than 100 days'

16-04-2018 09:54 Hugo Marino, the CEO of SEA Sistemas Electronicos and a commercial adviser to Norwegian firm Kongsberg, is a Venezuelan marine technology expert who was involved in the recovery of the Air France plane that disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean in 2009.

HMS Protector

British ship docks in Buenos Aires for three-day visit

11-04-2018 17:48 A British Navy ship docked in Buenos Aires this morning for a three-day visit, further evidence of improved bilateral relations between the Argentine and British governments.

MISSING ARA SAN JUAN

Navy: 'We searched parts of the Atlantic on advice of clairvoyants'

16-01-2018 12:51 The bizarre revelation came as the Navy confirmed it is also reviewing quotes from private companies which it believed could collaborate in the ongoing search efforts for the submarine.