April 29, 2021
Indonesian Navy personnel are seen on the submarine KRI Nanggala-402 as they arrive in Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia.
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Two years ago, Indonesian navy first petty officer Setyo Wawan was interviewed about his life as a submariner for the national television programme Warrior.
He spoke with a candour that was compelling to watch; serving military officers are not usually forthcoming about their feelings.
“The moment your vessel submerges into the water, that means you are already dead,” the chisel-faced Setyo told Trans TV.
“I say this also to my wife and children. When your husband leaves for his duties on a submarine operation, take it as if your husband has already died. Pray to Allah that your husband would be given safety, smooth passage and ease [in life] wherever he is.”
FINAL GOODBYE
Haunting last footage on doomed Indonesia submarine shows crew singing to hit called ‘Goodbye’ weeks before all 53 died
Joe Duggan
Updated: Apr 26 2021, 19:48 ET
Joe Duggan
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A HAUNTING video shows a doomed submarine crew singing just weeks before all 53 of them died when the vessel sank.
The chilling final footage of the Indonesian sailors shows them smiling around a guitarist and singing a hit entitled Goodbye .
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A haunting final video shows a doomed submarine crew signing just weeks before they were all killed when the vessel sank to the seabed
KRI Nanggala-402 was conducting a torpedo drill in waters north of the island of Bali when it disappeared on Wednesday
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Jakarta: Indonesian officials and the families of crew members have praised the men who perished on the submarine detected on the floor of the Bali Strait.
Indonesia found the wreckage of the navy submarine of the KRI Nanggala-402 missing since Wednesday and declared all 53 of its crew members dead, the countryâs military chief announced on Sunday.
Relatives carry a portrait of Captain Gede Kartika, one of the junior officers of Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala that sank in Celukan Bawang, Bali, Indonesia.
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Berda Asmara, wife of Second Sergeant Guntur Ari Prasetya told the
Jakarta Post she had last spoken to her husband 30 minutes before the submarine left for a training program on Monday. He had asked for prayers for his safety before his departure, she said.