Argentina submarine: Police raid navy and German company offices

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http://www.dw.com/en/argentina-submarine-police-raid-navy-and-german-company-offices/a-41883651

Argentina submarine: Police raid navy and German company offices

Argentine police have raided navy shipyards as a probe into repair irregularities deepens. One of the two German companies implicated in the sub's repairs, Ferrostaal, has also had its local offices searched. Argentine police searched through navy headquarters and state-run shipyard offices on Wednesday in a bid to investigate the disappearance of a submarine last month. A judge ordered the searches to help probe alleged irregularities with repairs on the German-built submarine.

The searches came after the navy appeared to implicate two German companies Ferrostaal and Hawker, for electrical repair problems with the submarine. Argentine authorities on Wednesday also searched the Buenos Offices of Ferrostaal.

Argentina's ARA San Juan went missing in the South Atlantic last week with dozens of crew members on board. The German-built diesel-electric submarine was commissioned in 1985, but was refit in 2014 — leading to some concerns that a mistake was made during the renovation.
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German public broadcasters Bayerischer Rundfunk reported on allegations earlier this month that German contractors had paid hefty bribes for the lucrative contract and had installed inferior battery cells in the submarine. The German companies were awarded contracts to supply 964 battery cells for the submarine at a cost of €€5.1 million ($6.1 million).
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Ferrostaal told the German DPA news agency last week that the Argentine navy had decided to replace the battery cells instead of acquiring new batteries to save costs. Ferrostaal said it did not directly participate in the repairs, only mediating a contract between Argentina and Hawker for spare parts and technical support. Ferrostaal said it was not aware of any irregularities.
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[FarCenter]

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