Sunken Indonesian submarine s life raft lifted with assistance of Chinese navy
1 2021-05-19 08:05:13Xinhua
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The Indonesian Navy, with the assistance of China s People s Liberation Army Navy, has managed to lift a life raft and other fragments belonging to the sunken Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402 in the Bali waters.
At a televised press conference on Tuesday, Commander of the Indonesian Navy s 2nd Fleet Rear Admiral Iwan Isnurwanto said the Chinese research vessel Explorer 2 has retrieved a 700 kg life raft from the seafloor near Bali. Vessel Tan Suo Er Hao (Explorer 2) succeeded in lifting the KRI Nanggala s life raft. We have kept it well as evidence that the ships from our friendly country had carried out their duties, Isnurwanto told a media briefing, which was also attended by the defense attaché of the Chinese embassy in Jakarta, Chen Yongjing.
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The Indonesian Submarine retrieval will have Chinese assistance to haul it from the seabed at 838m, which requires deep-sea vehicles to accomplish that. One of the biggest questions is how did it happen.
Indonesian Submarine retrieval is underway to know its circumstances
The Indonesian navy experts say an internal solitary wave caused the sinking of KRI Nanggala 402 and the losses of its 53 crew, which is known to occur in the seas around Bali, which is a normal phenomenon. It seems the sub was caught unaware by the deep-sea wave, report RNZ.
Indonesia s sunken submarine may have been hit by a powerful force known as an internal wave By Indonesia correspondent Anne Barker
Video: Indonesia mourns sunken submarine crew (Reuters)
As an Indonesian navy submarine crewed by 53 men glided below the surface of the Bali Sea during a routine training exercise, it may have been hit by an invisible but powerful force that dragged them to the deep.
The vessel sank to a depth of 838 metres, far beyond the reach of rescuers.
As the personal effects of crew members floated up and the oxygen supply on board slowly dwindled, officials said there was no chance anyone survived.