Navy's Deep-Submergence Rescue Vessel left from Visakhapatnam this morning.
New Delhi:
The Indian Navy today joined the rescue operation for a Indonesian submarine and its 53-person crew that went missing more than 24 hours ago. Indonesia had sought assistance from India after its 44-year-old submarine, KRI Nanggala-402, went missing while conducting a torpedo drill north of the island of Bali.
The Navy's Deep-Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSVR) left from Visakhapatnam this morning as the rescue operation entered its second day today. The mothership carrying the rescue sub is likely to take more than three days to reach the location.
"In this moment of crisis our prayers are with the Indonesian Navy, our brothers in arms onboard #KRINanggala and their families," the Navy tweeted sharing pictures of Deep-Submergence Rescue Vessel.