The vessel had been cleared to dive as part of a training exercise before it failed to report back. An Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) Cakra-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK) that went missing on 21 April has been found broken into three main parts at a. Singapore and Australia, who have submarine rescue vessels, have also been asked for assistance.
We know the area but it's quite deep," First Admiral Julius Widjojono said. The Indonesian Navy chief ordered the submarine to run through the exercise again, which was what the vessel was preparing to do when it went missing, Admiral Widjojono said. The 43-year-old submarine, KRI Nanggala-402, was around 60 miles north of the resort island of Bali when contact was lost. But a defense expert, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal navy information, said that the submarine. An Indonesian Navy submarine has gone missing off the coast of Bali. The submarine is thought to have sunk into a trough 700 metres (2,300 feet) deep while conducting a torpedo drill, according to local reports.Īn aerial search found an oil spill near the submarine's dive location and two navy vessels with sonar capability have been deployed to assist the hunt, Indonesia's Defense Ministry said. The Indonesian Navy said that the submarine’s paperwork was in order. A helicopter spotted an oil spill near the location where the submarine was granted clearance to dive.
Fears were growing for the lives of 53 people on Wednesday after Indonesia’s defence ministry found oil floating in the sea above a deep-sea trench where a Navy submarine has vanished.
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