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2017-11-19 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Argentina missing navy submarine: Search stepped up

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Posted by Skidmark 2017-11-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 The diesel-electric submarine was returning from a routine mission to Ushuaia, near the southern-most tip of South America, to its base at Mar del Plata, south of Buenos Aires.

Routine mission >2000nm round trip with no tenders or bunker support? Moving the Nazi gold or something more precious hidden from orbital eyes.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-11-19 10:37|| 2017-11-19 10:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Looks like a standard patrol: North Base > Probe ~~Falklands~~ Malvinas Zone > South Base > Rinse & Repeat. Give the sub force experience in the war zone if they ever want to grab the Falklands...

Posted by magpie 2017-11-19 12:54|| 2017-11-19 12:54|| Front Page Top

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