Indonesia a submarine containing 53 people lost early in the morning of the 21st in Bali exercises, the ship’s oxygen, only enough to allow the ship’s personnel to last until about the early morning of the 24th; the U.S. Department of Defense said on the 22nd, the U.S. military will send a fleet of aircraft to assist in the search for the missing submarine.
According to the press release of the Indonesian National Army, the lost submarine KRI Nanggala 402 yesterday (21) at 4:00 am to put the torpedo into the sea, which is the last time the submarine and the Navy communication; Navy at 4:25 am to order the launch, the submarine was lost.
The Navy speculated that the submarine may have suffered a power failure, lost control and could not perform emergency operations after falling to a depth of 600 to 700 meters below sea level.
Subsequently, rescuers found an oil slick floating on the surface of the relevant waters, which authorities analyzed as a possible signal from the ship’s personnel, but may also represent damage to the ship’s hull or equipment. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported that the current search and rescue efforts include six ships, a helicopter and about 400 rescue workers.
Indonesian navy ships arrive at the naval base in Banyawangit on April 22, 2021, to take part in the search for a navy submarine missing off the coast of Bali with 53 crew members on board. (AFP via Getty Images)
Submarine Institute of Australia (Submarine Institute of Australia) officer Frank Owen said most rescue systems can not operate in water depths of 600 meters.
The Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Yudho said oxygen stocks under power outages can last up to 72 hours. The submarine must be found as soon as possible to rescue the 53 officers and men.
AFP reported that Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the U.S. Department of Defense was “extremely saddened” by the news that the Indonesian Navy’s KRI Nanggala 402 submarine was lost on the 21st, and that “at the request of the Indonesian government, we sent aircraft to assist in the search for the missing submarine.”
According to a press release from TNI on the morning of the 22nd, the lost submarine KRI Nanggala 402 began diving at 3:46 a.m. yesterday, when it was preparing to conduct a torpedo test firing exercise 95 kilometers off northern Bali; at 4:00 a.m. the torpedo was put into the sea, which was the last time the submarine communicated with the Navy; at 4:25 a.m. when the Navy was about to order the launch, the submarine was lost.
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