Missing Argentina submarine sent seven failed satellite calls

[malaise]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/19/missing-argentina-submarine-sent-seven-failed-satellite-calls-search
Seven failed satellite calls were detected on Saturday that Argentina’s defence ministry believes could be from submarine that went missing in the south Atlantic three days ago with 44 crew on board.

The calls, believed to be from the ARA San Juan submarine, lasted between four and 36 seconds, the ministry said in a statement, suggesting the crew were trying to re-establish contact. The ministry said it was working on tracing the location with an unnamed US company that specialised in satellite communications.

It was not immediately clear what type of calls the vessel might have tried to make but submarines that are stricken underwater can float a location beacon known as an emergency position indicator radio beacon (EPIRB) to the surface that can then emit emergency signals via satellite.
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Spare a thought for the crew

[Kaleva]

1. Not much room for error in a submerged submarine.

Hope the best for the crew.

[Laffy Kat]

2. I cannot imagine anything more terrifying than being stuck in a sub.

So disturbing to think about. Guess if you're assigned to a sub to begin with you wouldn't be a claustrophobic, but Jesus, for those of us who are....My heart goes out to the victims and their families.