Argentine Defense Minister Oscar Aguad has decided to send the Navy Commander Marcelo Srura to retirement amid the search for the San Juan submarine. This was reported on Saturday by the newspaper La Nacion.
According to newspaper, the Minister notified Srou about his decision on December 15.
Earlier in the investigation, which is being conducted in connection with the disappearance of the submarine, two senior officers of the Argentine Navy were suspended from their duties. We are talking about Rear-Admiral Luis Lopez Masseo, responsible for the call and training of military personnel, and Captain Claudio Williamsade, commander of the submarine fleept.
The diesel-electric submarine San Juan, on board of which, at the time of its exit from the Argentinean port of Ushuaia, 44 crew members were stationed, ceased to communicate on November 15. November 30, the Navy reported the end of the rescue operation, but the search for the submarine itself continues.
