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Wreck of Repulsee located

Two weeks after the sinking of the "Repunte", the Argentine Naval Prefecture found the wreck on July 1 about 16 miles off the coast of Rawson in a depth of 53 meters. Rescuers were pessimistic about the chances of finding one of the seven crewmen missing inside the ship. The forces had deployed the "SB-15 - Tango" of the Coastguard, equipped with a ROV. Next, divers will descend to the wreck using a diving bell and the ROV. According to the testimony of the survivors all crew had left the ship, so there are few chances to find any of the seven missing inside. The Coast guard boats "La Plata", "Río Paraná", "Martín García" and "Thompson" continued to operate in the area, supported by an aircarft, a helicopter, semirigid boats, divers and shore patrols from the Prefecture on the beaches between Punta Ninfas and Punta León. Also the fishing vessels "Patagonia", "Mara I", "Lunes Santo" and "Sfida" continued to keep lookout in the search area. Report with photos: http://www.diario4v.com/argentina/2017/7/2/semanas-naufragio-prefectura-hallo-casco-repunte-14610.html

Boats, aircraft and ROV trying to localize sinking site

Four patrol boats of the Coastguard, a PA-40 helicopter and a PA-22 of the Air Force, land patrols, divers and the salvage vessel "Tango", equipped with technology to track and inspect the wreck, continued to work in the area of ​​the sinking of the "Repunte". The area was guarded by the "GC-71 - La Plata", the "GC-28 - Prefect Derbes", the "GC-69 - Río Paraná" and the "GC-65 - Martín García". The "Tango" has on board divers and a ROV with capacity to submerge 300 meters and a diving bell that descends 80 meters deep in order to locate the remains of the vessel. The ship sank 36 nautical miles north of Rawson's coast for reasons not yet known. The crew consisted of 12 people, two of whom were found alive and three dead. Seven of the crew were still missing. The ship had set sail from Puerto Madryn on June 13. Spanish report with photo: http://eldiariodemadryn.com/2017/06/con-un-robot-intentan-llegar-al-buque-pesquero-hundido/

Search operation continued

The search for the missing crew members of the Argentinian trawler "Repunte", 191 gt, by the Naval Prefecture Argentina was being continued. During the last hours they found new objects belonging to the ship, like lifeboats and remains of a raft on June 22. Four prefecture boats and one of the Navy participated in the search with the support of an aircraft from Comodoro Rivadavia, the Coast guard Prefect Derbes and Martín García based ub Puerto Madryn, the Coastguard Paraná River with base in San Antonio West and the Coastguard La Plata with base in Bahía Blanca. In addition, there were three vans of the dependencies of Madryn, Pirámides and Rawson deployed to the search ashore and also five fishing vessels that were close to the area of ​​the shipwreck. On June 23 the rescue ship "Tango" from Prefecture joined the search. The operation will cover the coastal sector at the height of the town of Rawson and will also extend to areas of greater depth.