1) After a year, the #AraSanJuan was found off the Argentine coast at a depth of 3000 ft. #Argentina lacked the tech to find the sub & contracted a US firm, Ocean Infinity. This isn't the first time a US firm has helped resolve a tragedy in the region.https://www.lanacion.com.ar/2192993-ara-san-juan-ocean-infinity-entregara-informe …
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2) In 2010, in northern
#Chile, 33 miners were trapped 2300 ft underground for 69 days. The rescue effort was multinational, but many of the drills were supplied by multiple US firms and the Fénix rescue capsule that retrieved the miners was designed with input from@NASA1 reply 0 retweets 1 likeShow this thread
3) the ARA San Juan disaster puts into relief #Argentina's chronically underfunded military. As we argued in a Weekly Asado, the tragedy "sparked a national debate about Argentina's military readiness and the need for modernization."
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/weekly_asado_2018.05.18.pdf …
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