Eight years on, trial begins in Argentina submarine implosionRIO GALLEGOS, Argentina, March 3, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Argentina opens a trial on Tuesday into a submarine implosion that killed 44 sailors in November 2017, the country's worst naval disaster in decades, and whose circumstances remain unclear. - 'Felt like nobodies' -None of the families of the victims - 43 men and one woman -- are expected to attend the trial. "The most important thing is that the trial is finally happening," she told AFP. "By taking the trial to Rio Gallegos (Santa Cruz's provincial capital), so far from Buenos Aires, they are trying to make the tragedy disappear," Tagliapietra told AFP. The hypothesis is that the submarine suffered a valve failure that allowed water to enter the battery compartment, triggering a fire and then an explosion.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 03, 2026 13:07 UTC