The Russian oceanographic research vessel Yantar arrived in the region of the search operation for the missing Argentinean submarine San Juan, Vice Admiral Aleksei Burilichev told the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper the head of the Main Administration of Deepwater Research of the Russian Defense Ministry.
According to him , “Yantar” is equipped with “the most modern deep-sea uninhabited and habitable underwater vehicles, which allow to perform search and rescue operations at great depths.”
In addition, technical facilities allow you to search for objects that lie on the ground.
Earlier, Russian military sailors suspended the descent of remote-controlled underwater vehicles in the area of searching for a missing submarine of the Argentine Navy “San Juan” due to deteriorating weather conditions.
It also became known that the explosion at the site of the loss of the submarine “San Juan” was more powerful than 100 kg in TNT equivalent.
In late November, the Argentine Navy acknowledged the death of the crew of the submarine “San Juan”.
