President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday about American efforts to locate a missing Argentine submarine.
“I have long given the order to help Argentina with the Search and Rescue mission of their missing submarine,” Trump wrote. “45 people aboard and not much time left. May God be with them and the people of Argentina!”
Argentine submarine ARA San Juan has been missing since last Wednesday. The submarine was headed from a base in southern Argentina to its home port 260 miles south of Buenos Aires. It was supposed to arrive there on Sunday.
The U.S. and several other nations have sent resources to assist in the search effort.
.@AirMobilityCmd aircraft, two #C17s and a #C5, deliver @USNavy undersea rescue capabilities to Argentina.https://t.co/eNhqH3wDOK pic.twitter.com/7sFKzTL3lC
— U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) November 20, 2017
“The most critical situation would be that we are in the sixth day of oxygen,” Argentine Navy spokesman Capt. Enrique Balbi said Wednesday. “Obviously that is worrisome. Each time we are entering little by little a critical period.”