The United States is ending its search next week for the Argentina submarine that disappeared six weeks ago, the Navy has said. ARA San Juan went missing on November 15 with 44 crew members on board in the South Atlantic, with an explosion being detected near the time and location from which it vanished. The submarine's disappearance triggered an international search for the ship and crew members, who have been presumed dead for weeks. The Argentine Navy announced on Wednesday that with help from Russia, it is continuing its search for the ship. The United States has decided, however, to end its search for the ship in January and instead will help from North America with data and planning analysis.
US Navy Cmdr Erik Reynolds told the Washington Post that a small team will continue searching for the submarine until January 2. He said that after that, all technical assistance will be provided from back in the United States.
Southern Commadn said in a statement: 'The US support team completed all searches in areas assigned by the Argentine Navy, sweeping each area twice with advanced sensors.
'Despite their best efforts on behalf of the Argentine people and the families of the missing sailors, this international effort has yet to locate the ARA San Juan.'
More than 200 US personnel, three aircraft and a Navy research ship participated in the search for the submarine. The rescue and recovery area covered more than 655 square nautical miles, according to a statement from US Southern Command. The total search involving troops from more than a dozen countries covered 300,000 square miles.
Argentina, which received help from 13 countries in its search for the San Juan submarine, has abandoned hope of finding survivors and is concentrating only on finding the vessel.
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