Argentina's navy insisted Saturday that a missing submarine had seemed to be in good condition when it set off on a training mission, despite fears it later exploded beneath the sea with 44 crew members aboard. The German-built diesel-electric submarine set off on Nov. 8 from the southernmost port of Ushuaia en route to Mar del Plata. If it set off from Ushuaia, it was because it was in condition to do so." But he later communicated by satellite phone that the problem had been solved and that he would continue the voyage submerged toward Mar del Plata. Relatives of crew members have suggested that the 33-year-old vessel, which was refitted in 2014, was in poor condition.

Source: ABC News November 25, 2017 17:42 UTC