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by Tim Jacobs » Sun Apr 25, 2021 5:37 pm

The wreck has been found in three main pieces

"We received underwater pictures that are confirmed as parts of the submarine, including its rear vertical rudder, anchors, outer pressure body, embossed dive rudder and other ship parts," military chief Hadi Tjahjanto said on Sunday, four days after the vessel went missing off the resort island of Bali.

"With this authentic evidence, we can declare that KRI Nanggala 402 has sunk and all the crew members are dead," Tjahjanto added.

An underwater robot equipped with cameras documented the lost submarine lying in at least three pieces on the ocean floor at a depth of 2,750 feet, said Adm. Yudo Margono, the navy�s chief of staff.


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Indonesia sub rescue; KRI Nanggala now declared sunk

by Haijun watcher » Sat Apr 24, 2021 6:31 pm

A tragic end to this situation:

Jakarta Post
Indonesian Navy says missing KRI Nanggala 402 sank

Sat, April 24, 2021

KRI Nanggala 402 submarine that went missing off Bali with 53 people aboard earlier this week has "sunk," the Indonesian Navy said Saturday. The Indonesian Navy's chief of staff Adm. Yudo Margono said a search party had recovered fragments from the KRI Nanggala 402 including items from inside the vessel, whose oxygen reserves were already believed to have run out. Warships, planes and hundreds of military personnel have been searching for the stricken vessel. Authorities had said the German-built craft was equipped with enough oxygen for only three days after losing power. That deadline passed early Saturday. "We have raised the status from submiss to subsunk," Yudo told reporters, adding that the retrieved items could not have come from another vessel. "(The items) would not have come outside the submarine if there was no external pressure or without damage to its torpedo launcher." Navy officials displayed several items including a piece of its torpedo system and a bottle of grease used to lubricate a submarine's periscope. They also found a prayer mat commonly used by Muslims. Indonesia is the world's most populous Islamic nation. Margono said the hunt for the submarine -- and sailors -- would continue, but warned that deep waters made the recovery effort "very risky and difficult". "We don't know about the victims' condition because we haven't found any of them. So we can't speculate," he said in response to questions about the possibility of survivors. "But with the (discovery) of these items, you can make your own conclusion." Search efforts for the KRI Nanggala-402 had been ongoing for several days while oxygen supply in the vessel was feared to have run out earlier Saturday. The military said Saturday it has recovered debris from a submarine that went missing with 53 crew off the coast of Bali, including components and items from inside the stricken vessel. Earlier, searchers have recovered debris believed to be from the missing submarine. Yudo earlier said a scan had detected the submarine at 850 metres (2,788 feet), well beyond its survivable limits. The submarine, which disappeared as it prepared to conduct a torpedo drill, is designed to withstand a depth of up to 500 metres (1,640 ft). Most Viewed Rescue efforts for KRI Nanggala-402 in critical phase as more countries join search Spotify founder Daniel Ek wants to buy Arsenal Myanmar junta leader arrives in Jakarta Indonesian Navy says missing KRI Nanggala 402 sank Turkish crypto founder flees with reported $2 billion

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Defense News
India sends vessel to help with Indonesian submarine rescue
By: Vivek Raghuvanshi ? 1 day ago
NEW DELHI � India on Thursday dispatched a deep submergence rescue vessel to Bali to help in locating the Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala, missing since Wednesday with 53 sailors aboard.
Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh talked with his Indonesian counterpart on April 22 pledging India�s full support to Indonesia in finding the vessel.
�India is committed to assist our strategic partners during times of need. Please accept my concern and best wishes to a successful rescue,� Singh wrote on Twitter.
The Indian deep submergence rescue vessel was sent onboard its mother ship, Sabarmati, from Visakhapatnam naval base and will take one week to reach Bali.
On 21 April, an alert was received by the Indian navy through the International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office (ISMERLO) regarding the missing Indonesian submarine. The vessel was reportedly exercising in a location 25 miles North of Bali with a crew of 53 personnel, the ministry of defense said in a statement.

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