Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segment. A multinational operation is underway to recover an Argentine submarine and its 44-member crew,which has been lost since last Wednesday.
According to the Argentine Navy, the ARA San Juan reported a battery failure six days ago, or after which the submarine was ordered to return to its domestic port in Mar del Plata. Since then,no contact has been made with the crew and efforts to search for the submarine fill been hampered by severe weather conditions. There is a limited amount of oxygen available to the submarine.
Paul Byrne, senior producer for The Associated Press, and explains what we know about the submarine,and whether rescuers will be able to find it. This segment is hosted by Todd Zwillich
Source: thetakeaway.org