Argentina can’t be sure satellite calls came from lost submarine amid search

Comandante Espora Argentine sails from the naval base in Mar del Plata, Argentina, to join the search for a missing submarine Argentina's Navy cannot confirm whether seven brief satellite calls received the day before were from a lost submarine with 44 crew members on board. "We do not have clear evidence that have come from that unit," said Admiral Gabriel Gonzalez, chief of the Mar del Plata Naval Base.

Rescuers battle waves, wind in hunt for missing Argentine submarine

The ARA San Juan, shown in a photo released by the Argentine navy, has been missing for days with 44 crew members aboard. BUENOS AIRES: A multinational armada of aircraft and vessels battled high winds and giant waves on Sunday as they intensified their search for a missing Argentine submarine, after attempted distress calls raised hopes the 44 crew members may still be alive.

Royal Navy deploys patrol ship to search for Argentine sub

Royal Navy deploys polar patrol ship to search for Argentine submarine and its 44 crew that vanished three days ago during voyage near the Falklands The Royal Navy has deployed an ice patrol ship to help search for a missing Argentinian submarine with 44 crew members on board. Britain sent the HSM Protector, a polar exploration vessel, to the southern Argentine Sea to assist in searches for the military sub ARA San Juan, which lost contact with officials three days ago.

Missing Argentine submarine may have attempted contact 7 times

Argentina's Navy detected seven brief satellite calls Saturday that officials believe may have come from a submarine with 44 crew members that hadn't been heard from in three days. The communication attempts "indicate that the crew is trying to re-establish contact, so we are working to locate the source of the emissions," the Navy said on its Twitter account, adding that the calls lasted between four and 36 seconds.

Argentina says it may have received signals from missing sub

Argentina's Navy detected seven brief satellite calls late Saturday that officials believe may have come from a submarine with 44 crew members that hadn't been heard from in three days. The communication attempts "indicate that the crew is trying to re-establish contact, so we are working to locate the source of the emissions," the Navy said on its Twitter account.

US Navy to Deploy Undersea Rescue Capabilities to Argentina

The U.S. Navy has ordered its Undersea Rescue Command based in San Diego to deploy to Argentina Nov. 18, to support the South American nation's ongoing search for the Argentinean Navy submarine A.R.A. San Juan in the Southern Atlantic. URC is deploying two independent rescue assets based on a number of factors, including the varying depth of ocean waters near South America's southeastern coast and the differing safe operating depths of the two rescue systems.

.com | Argentina steps up search for missing submarine

Buenos Aires - Argentina's Navy said on Saturday that it was ramping up the search for a submarine that hadn't been heard from in three days and at least six other nations said they would join in the effort. Navy spokesperson Enrique Balbi said that the area being searched off the country's southern Atlantic coast has been doubled as concerns about the 44 crew members grew.

A submarine has vanished, launching a frantic search for 44 people on board

Argentine authorities are scrambling to find a three-decade-old submarine that suddenly stopped communicating during a routine mission Wednesday - an emergency authorities say could range from a fried electrical system to something much worse. The diesel-electric ARA San Juan was returning to its base south of Buenos Aires after a routine mission to Ushuaia, near the southern tip of South America.

Trump’s sanctions seek regime change in Venezuela

On November 3, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro proposed a meeting with creditors, for November 13 in Caracas, to discuss a restructuring of Venezuelan public debt. On November 8, the US administration reacted by warning US bondholders that attending this meeting could put them in violation of US economic sanctions against Venezuela.

White House considers Nicaragua sanctions for Venezuela links

The Venezuelan opposition met with members of Donald Trump's administration last week to urge the White House to sanction Nicaragua and a company whose joint venture they say is helping to prop up the government in Caracas, according to multiple sources familiar with the conversations. Five Venezuelan opposition party officials and activists met Thursday on Capitol Hill with U.S. State Department officials and staffers for the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs Committees.

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Leaders pose during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. Front left to right, Chile's President Michelle Bachelet, China's President Xi Jinping, Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in.

Brazil OKs amended bill on car-hailing apps after Uber lobbying

Brazilian Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles and the UBER's CEO Dara Khosrowshahi meet in Braslia, Brazil on October 31, 2017. AFP / Sergio Lima BRASILIA: Brazil's Senate approved a weaker version of a hotly disputed bill to regulate car-hailing services like Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday after the U.S. company's chief executive warned it could make its business unworkable in the country.

Venezuela expected to dominate Pence’s Latin American trip

Vice-President Mike Pence's visit to Latin America comes amid unrest in Venezuela and concern by its neighbours about a possible American military role. Pence planned to meet with Colombia's president, Juan Manuel Santos, later Sunday at the start of a weeklong trip likely to be dominated by conversations about the crisis in Venezuela.