Stories for November 17th 2018

Saturday, November 17th 2018 - 17:48 UTC
Defense Minister says Argentina not equipped to lift ARA San Juan from seabed

Argentine Defense Minister Oscar Aguad said “we don't have the means to resurface the [ARA San Juan] submarine,” which was found between late Friday and early Saturday 800 meters underwater in the Atlantic Ocean after having gone missing a year ago.
Saturday, November 17th 2018 - 12:57 UTC
Ocean Infinity will charge for finding the submarine

The US ship operator company that found the remains of ARA San Juan, Ocean Infinity on Thursday will receive USD 7,500,000, as indicated in the contract signed with the Argentine State.
Saturday, November 17th 2018 - 12:56 UTC
Appearance of ARA San Juan: Royal Navy crew paid their respects

A year after the disappearance of the Argentine Navy’s submarine ARA San Juan, the crew of HMS Clyde, one of the British ships that participated in the search operation, yesterday showed their respects in an act of remembrance from the Falkland Islands. The act was given hours before the Ministry of Defense and the Argentine Navy confirmed that the Norwegian ship Seabed Constructor made the discovery.
Saturday, November 17th 2018 - 12:55 UTC
CIA finds Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince involved in killing of WP columnist

The CIA has come to the conclusion that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was behind the assassination of Washington Post's Jamal Khashoggi, it was reported Friday.
Saturday, November 17th 2018 - 12:54 UTC
Number of Argentine soldiers buried in the Falklands and fully indentified now totals 103

Argentina has announced the identification of combatant 103 whose remains are buried in the Falkland Islands and after 36 years will have a gravestone with his full name, at the Argentine military cemetery in Darwin, Victor Rodriguez.
Saturday, November 17th 2018 - 09:05 UTC
Trump's White House will impose “decorum” rules for reporters at press briefings

Donald Trump has threatened to walk out of future press briefings if reporters do not act with “decorum”. The US president was speaking after a Washington DC court ordered the White House to return CNN reporter Jim Acosta's press pass after it was revoked by the US Secret Service.
Saturday, November 17th 2018 - 08:56 UTC
Premier Oil confident in reducing debt; begins drilling in Mexico

Premier Oil said it expected full-year production to come in at the low end of a previously announced 80,000 to 85,000 barrels per day range. The company, with interests in the Falkland Islands and which has been focusing on cutting debts, also said its debt pile would shrink to US$ 2.4 billion by the year-end.
Saturday, November 17th 2018 - 06:19 UTC
It's official: ARA San Juan has been found 800 meters deep; next challenge: can she be lifted?

The Argentine Navy confirmed early Saturday morning that the missing ARA San Juan submarine which disappeared in the South Atlantic on 15 November a year ago, with a crew of 44, has been found. The discovery was also announced by the Argentine Defense ministry and the United States company, Ocean Infinity, leading the search for the vessel, and it happens exactly one year and one day after all contact was lost with the vessel sailing from Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego to its base in Mar del Plata.