A tragic mistake in the early days of the Falklands conflict in 1982 led to a Royal Marine shooting dead an Argentine prisoner of war, according to a board of inquiry report released by the Ministry of Defence yesterday.
Subofficial Primero Felix Artuso was shot five times in the head and chest because the marine guarding him on board a captured Argentine submarine Santa Fe thought that he was about to scuttle the boat.
The marine, who is not identified in the report, had warned Artuso, in sign language, that he must make no attempt to pull the submarine’s main vent levers, which, once opened, would lead to the vessel sinking.
However, according to the board’s findings, an error of judgment had been made by a Royal Navy sonar technician with limited experience of submarines, who had misidentified the key levers. The levers he had said were never to be touched were merely air controllers. Read The Rest Here
Subofficial Primero Felix Artuso was shot five times in the head and chest because the marine guarding him on board a captured Argentine submarine Santa Fe thought that he was about to scuttle the boat.
The marine, who is not identified in the report, had warned Artuso, in sign language, that he must make no attempt to pull the submarine’s main vent levers, which, once opened, would lead to the vessel sinking.
However, according to the board’s findings, an error of judgment had been made by a Royal Navy sonar technician with limited experience of submarines, who had misidentified the key levers. The levers he had said were never to be touched were merely air controllers. Read The Rest Here
(RG) This appears to be exactly what it says A tragic mistake. Sadly these type of things happen in War, you cant expect a Royal Marine to understand the technical workings of a submarine. I do not know for sure but I am guessing that a day never goes by without this Royal Marine thinking about those tragic events.
© Mack (RG) The thoughts of a Falklands War Veteran.
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