Argentina Says No Hope in Finding Missing Submarine Crew Alive

Relatives of crew member Damian Tagliapietra express their grief outside Argentina's Navy base in Mar del Plata, on the Atlantic coast south of Buenos Aires, on Nov. 24, 2017 the day Argentina's navy confirmed an unusual noise heard in the Atlantic near the last known position of a missing submarine appeared to be an explosion, dashing the last hopes of finding the vessel's 44 crew members alive. Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty Images

After a massive international search effort, the Argentinian navy has abandoned hope in finding any of the 44 crew members of a submarine alive. The submarine went missing on Nov. 15.

Navy spokesman Capt. Enrique Balbi told reporters Nov. 30 that the rescue mission had been “extended for more than twice what is estimated for a rescue,” reported AP.