The following vague, difficult to identify, photos are what the Argentine Navy positively says are parts of Armada [Navy or Fleet] de la República Argentina (ARA) San Juan. There is, unfortunately, no indication of how large the objects are in these photos.
San Juan exploded/imploded on November 15, 2017 probably due to the ignition of hydrogen gas produced by sea water coming into contact with San Juan's 100 tonnes of lead-acid batteries. The ignition, gas explosion, then burst San Juan's pressure hull into thousands of pieces. Seawater rushed in (implosion) at the same instant as explosion.
The photos were taken deeper than 800m by an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) sent by the ship Seabed Constructor owned by US company Ocean Infinity. Notice that the first photo gives a Depth ie. "DPT" of "-945.83m".
The photos are in the Buenos Aires Times, November 17, 2018
http://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/first-photos-from-the-deep-the-wreckage-of-the-ara-san-juan.phtml:
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San Juan exploded/imploded on November 15, 2017 probably due to the ignition of hydrogen gas produced by sea water coming into contact with San Juan's 100 tonnes of lead-acid batteries. The ignition, gas explosion, then burst San Juan's pressure hull into thousands of pieces. Seawater rushed in (implosion) at the same instant as explosion.
The photos were taken deeper than 800m by an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) sent by the ship Seabed Constructor owned by US company Ocean Infinity. Notice that the first photo gives a Depth ie. "DPT" of "-945.83m".
The photos are in the Buenos Aires Times, November 17, 2018
http://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/first-photos-from-the-deep-the-wreckage-of-the-ara-san-juan.phtml:
A pick?
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Electrical connections?
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A piece of hull or hatch? No scale indicator!
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