The Indonesian Navy patrol boat KRI Bontang (907) (back) arrives at a naval base in Banyuwangi, East Java province on April 26, 2021, after an Indonesian submarine that disappeared last week had been found in pieces on the seafloor with all 53 crew aboard killed. (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP)
A poignant video has emerged showing the crew of a sunken Indonesian submarine singing happily together onboard their vessel.
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The video, filmed a few weeks before the KRI Nanggala 402 went down with all hands lost, shows some of the 53-strong crew singing “Sampai Jumpa”, an Indonesian hit whose title means “Goodbye”.
Submarine commander Heri Oktavian is among those gathered around a seaman strumming an acoustic guitar.