Yudo Margono, the submarine was located in at least three pieces on the ocean floor at a depth of nearly 3,000 feet - far deeper than the submersible's so-called "collapse depth" of 655 feet. The apparent sinking of an Indonesian naval submarine and loss of dozens of lives this week puts the incident among some of the worst submarine catastrophes in history. The cause of the wreck has not been confirmed. The wreckage of an Indonesian Navy submarine missing since Wednesday has been found on the sea floor and all its 53 crew are confirmed dead Indonesia military.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin offered his condolences to the Indonesian military before today's announcement, calling the loss "tragic" and offering thoughts and prayers to the families of the sailors. "They are the best sons of the nation, patriots guarding the sovereignty of the country." "All Indonesians convey deep sorrow for this tragedy, especially to all of the families of the submarine's crew," Widodo said, per the AP report. Indonesian President Joko Widodo addressed the nation Sunday. "With this authentic evidence, we can declare that KRI Nanggala 402 has sunk and all the crew members are dead," said military chief Hadi Tjahjanto, according to a translation by The Associated Press.
MISSING INDONESIAN NAVY SUBMARINE CRACKED
An Indonesian navy submarine that disappeared off the island of Bali last week with 53 people on board was discovered cracked into three parts deep under the ocean. The vessel is reportedly deep in the ocean and broken into multiple pieces. The Indonesian navy said Saturday that it believed the ship had sunk and its crew of 53 were dead, an assessment later confirmed with underwater photos of the wreckage. The missing Indonesian submarine has been found, according to Indonesian military officials. A missing Indonesian Navy submarine has been found sunk off Bali and all of its 53 crew members died, the navy confirmed. The KRI Nanggala 402 went missing early Wednesday morning during a training exercise near Bali. Rescuers found parts of a torpedo straightener, a grease bottle believed to be used to oil the periscope and prayer rugs from the sub. Items found from the missing sub indicate that the vessel has sunk, the Indonesian navy said. The wreckage of a lost Indonesian submarine has been located, according to the country's military. On Saturday, April 24, debris from the missing Indonesian submarine with 53 crew was found after a three-day search. By James Goldrick (Photo: Indonesian Navy) After a five-day search, wreckage from Indonesia’s missing submarine KRI Nanggala has been discovered at a depth of more than 800 meters in. Indonesia's military on Sunday officially admitted there was no hope of finding survivors. The KRI Nanggala-402 took part in the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training joint exercise with the US Navy in 2002 in the Java Sea and Bali Strait, and in a joint Indonesian military exercise in the Indian Ocean in 2004.An underwater photo released Sunday by the Indonesian Navy shows parts of submarine KRI Nanggala that sank in Bali Sea, Indonesia. The submarine was retrofitted in South Korea in 2009 with a new diesel engine, can travel up to 21.5 knots and is armed with 14 torpedoes.
The country's defense ministry said in a statement that the navy from several other countries, including Singapore, Australia and India, have offered assistance following the Indonesian navy’s international submarine distress call. “With the oil spill spotted near its dive location, there could have been a leak from its fuel tank due to the seawater pressure,” Widjojono said. The submarine, produced by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, had been in service with the Indonesian navy since 1981. That would have resulted in it becoming uncontrollable and its crew unable to propel it to the surface. “At 7 a.m., a helicopter spotted an oil spill near the submarine’s dive location,” Widjojono said.Įarlier, he said that it was a critical time for rescue as a submarine can be without contact from its base for a maximum of three hours.īased on preliminary assessments, Widjojono said the submarine could have dived 600-700 meters deep - the vessel’s maximum submergence is 250 meters - following a blackout during a static dive. The navy deployed a search party involving a number of ships and used a side-scan sonar but failed to locate the vessel, one of five submarines operated by Indonesia. local time to conduct a torpedo-firing exercise, First Admiral Julius Widjojono told Arab News. The German-made submarine, KRI Nanggala-402, lost contact 60 miles north off the island of Bali soon after it was cleared to dive at 4 a.m. Jakarta Indonesia, April 25 (ANI): The Indonesian submarine that went missing off Bali with 53 crew members on board has sunk, Navy officials said on. JAKARTA: Indonesia’s navy has intensified its search for a submarine that went missing with 53 people on board on Wednesday, after an oil spill was detected where the vessel dived, a navy spokesman said.
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