With a submarine crewed by 44 sailors still missing off the coast of Argentina, we recall 10 of the worst submarine disasters in history, all from the last few decades. The Argentine ARA San Juan submarine, with 44 crew on board, disappeared 430km (270 miles) off the Argentine coast last Wednesday after reporting a mechanical breakdown. The US Navy’s Undersea Rescue Command hopes to deploy a Pressurized Rescue Module (PRM) in an attempt to rescue the crew members. The PRM is operated remotely by a crew on a ship. It can descend to 610 metres (2,000 feet) and can carry … Continue reading World’s worst submarine disasters remembered, as Argentine submarine rescue mission hopes fade – an annotated infographic

North Korea appears to have succeeded in developing a missile capable of delivering a nuclear weapon anywhere in the US and it could be only two or three tests away from being declared combat ready. Merry Christmas, Donald. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading Hwasong-15 missile is new type of ICBM

Russia is to officially launch the first phase of its liquefied natural gas facility on the Yamal Peninsula above the Arctic Circle. At full capacity, the Yamal facility will be able to produce 16.5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas a year, delivered to Europe and Asia by 15 purpose-built ships capable of breaking through two-metre-thick Arctic ice. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading Yamal LNG set to deliver gas via Arctic to China