The Argentinian defence minister was sure to include the possibility that the ARA Santísima Trinidad was sunk by enemy action:
Arturo Puricelli, the defence minister, said the loss of the Holy Trinity was due to “negligence in the best-case scenario, or an attack” aimed at making the government look bad. He did not go into detail.
The destroyer, which was retired from active service in 2004, took on water at the Puerto Belgrano naval base after a six-inch pipe burst, the navy said.
The minister later said, however, that he was surprised that the ship sank quickly while it was moored at the port.
First it started listing, he said. “So the breakdown must have been major, or someone opened a value to sink it,” he said.
The ARA Santísima Trinidad was the warship that landed the first military forces — 84 marines and a team of divers — to start the Falklands War of 1982.
Update: I wonder if Colby is freelancing for the Sun now:
…GOTCHA? “@nrusson: New post: Retired Argentinian destroyer ARA Santísima Trinidad sinks at naval base wp.me/p2hpV6-4RQ”
— Colby Cosh (@colbycosh) January 23, 2013
