Military submarine with 44 crew members on board missing at sea

A navy spokesperson said that on Friday, an Argentine military submarine with 44 crew members on board was missing at sea and a massive search to locate the missing vessel are being carried out.

The vessel was in the southern Argentine Sea when it gave its last location two days ago

“We are investigating the reasons for the lack of communication,” Argentine naval spokesman Enrique Balbi told reporters. “If there was a communication problem, the boat would have to come to the surface.”

Balbi said the submarine, which left the southern city of Ushuaia for Mar del Plata, both in Argentina, has food supply for several days and is likely to continue its journey despite communication problems.