Tag: ARA San Juan

Friday, July 15th 2022 - 22:48 UTC
Espionage charges against Macri in ARA San Juan case dismissed

A Buenos Aires Federal Court Friday dismissed all charges against former President Mauricio Macri for allegedly spying on the relatives of the crew members of the ARA San Juan submarine killed when the vessel sank in the South Atlantic.
Friday, July 8th 2022 - 09:05 UTC
Argentine minister off on European tour to buy new submarine

Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana and a team of top-ranking Navy officers are on a trip to Europe to hold talks with several shipyards for the purchase of a new submarine to replace the ARA San Juan, it was reported.
Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 10:26 UTC
Argentine opposition against Blue Hole Law to protect site of sunken submarine

Relatives of the Argentine Navy's ARA San Juan's crew have voiced their anger at the opposition Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) lawmakers not endorsing a bill to protect the area where the remains of the submarine were found.
Thursday, December 2nd 2021 - 09:48 UTC
Macri charged with espionage against relatives of ARA San Juan crew

Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri has been charged with espionage against the relatives of the doomed ARA San Juan submarine. Upon deciding the measure, Federal Judge Martín Bava Wednesday ruled the former head of state be banned from leaving the country.
Saturday, October 2nd 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Macri summoned to account for espionage against relatives of lost submarine just ahead of Argentine mid-term elections

Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri has been summoned to appear on Oct. 7 before the Courts in a case of alleged espionage against relatives of the Navy's ARA San Juan submarine crew.
Friday, September 24th 2021 - 20:09 UTC
Former Mendoza Deputy chosen for Argentina's Malvinas Secretariat

After Argentine President, Alberto Fernández appointed Daniel Filmus as Science Minister, the position of Malvinas Islands Secretary had been vacant until Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero announced Friday he had chosen former Mendoza National Deputy Guillermo Carmona for the job.
Wednesday, April 21st 2021 - 20:52 UTC
Disappearance of Indonesian submarine touches relatives of ARA San Juan victims

The Indonesian Navy Wednesday reported the disappearance of the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine somewhere north of the island of Bali with 53 crew members on board and has asked Australia and Singapore for help to locate it.
Tuesday, July 30th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
Royal Navy submariners honored for mission to help locate missing Argentine sub ARA San Juan

British submariners have been recognized for their efforts to help Argentina find missing sub San Juan. An eight-strong military team and one civilian were flown to the South Atlantic as part of the massive search effort sparked when the submarine vanished in November 2017. They have earned a commendation from the UK’s second most senior sailor, Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Jerry Kyd.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 09:45 UTC
“Seabed Constructor” which discovered the ARA San Juan has located a French sub lost near Toulon in 1968

A French submarine that went missing in the western Mediterranean in 1968 has been located during a search mission, officials said on Monday, ending a 51-year wait for families of the deceased who continue to seek answers to the naval disaster.
Monday, July 15th 2019 - 10:54 UTC
Argentina: The Minister of Defense will retire two senior officers for the ARA San Juan tragedy

Argentina's defence minister, Oscar Aguad, will publish on Monday a summary prepared by the Mayor state of that country, Infobae reported, establishing the military responsibilities of the Navy in the sinking of the submarine ARA San Juan, found at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean on November 2018, one year after its vanishing.