BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA—Argentina’s Defence Ministry said Saturday night it had detected seven communication attempts throughout the day from an Argentine navy submarine with 44 crew members aboard that has been missing since Wednesday. “We received seven signals from satellite calls that originated from the San Juan submarine,” Defence Minister Oscar Aguad wrote on Twitter. “This changes everything,” said Fernando Morales, a navy expert and vice-president of the Argentine Navy League. A day after playing down the severity of the situation, Argentine officials on Saturday signalled growing concern as they welcomed all international assistance. The missing submarine was 240 nautical miles from the coast when it was last tracked.

Source: thestar November 19, 2017 00:45 UTC