While the raking tasks continue in the area of Golfo San Jorge and the situation is becoming more critical, on Monday it was known which was the last communication of the submarine ARA San Juan before losing contact.
The message, which was released by the journalist Eduardo Feinmann in his program "From 18 to 21" in America 24, is dated at 8.52 in the morning of Wednesday, November 15, just the day the trail of the ship, which had on board 44 crew members.
The report of the crew of the ARA San Juan reported a "short circuit and fire start on the battery bar balcony" due to the "entry of seawater by the ventilation system".
Also, the submarine reported that the bow batteries "were out of service" and that there were no problems with the crew. "No news of personnel", reported on this.
The message was captured in an official communication bearing the signature of captain Claudio Javier Villamide, Commander of the Submarine Force, sent by the Submarine Force Command and received by the Training and Enlistment Command, which is based in Belgrano port. .
According to the first report received by the Government in relation to an exploit recorded in the route that covered the submarine, it was registered at 10.51, about three hours after the last message of the lost ship.
This Monday, the pink house received a new job, performed by the Nuclear Testing Control Organization, which ratified the explosion and did not detect any more sounds.
The full text of the last communication of the ARA San Juan is as follows:
Income of seawater by ventilation system to battery tank n ° 3 caused short circuit and beginning of fire in the balcony of battery bar. Batteries of bow out of service at the moment in immersion propelling with divided circuit. No news of personnel. I will keep informed.