No possibility of recovery : 53 crew members feared dead as evidence suggests Indonesian submarine sank
Indonesia s navy said the items found show the KRI Nanggala 402, which had 53 crew members on board, sank and there was no hope of finding survivors.
Janet Loehrke, Stephen J. Beard, George Petras and Will Carless, USA TODAY
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3:49 pm UTC Apr. 24, 2021
Fifty-three people are feared dead after an Indonesian submarine sank off the coast of the island of Bali, Indonesian Navy officials said Saturday.
Officials made the call after items from inside the submarine were found in the ocean, indicating the vessel, KRI Nanggala 402, had cracked and sunk, leaving no hope of finding survivors alive.
Australia has sent condolences to Indonesia after a submarine sunk 53 crew on board.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison contacted Indonesian President Joko Widodo after the vessel was found in three pieces at the bottom of the Bali sea, hundreds of metres beyond its diving range.
All of its crew have died, including Indonesia s submarine fleet commander, Harry Setiawan. Deepest sympathies to President Jokiwi and all our Indonesian friends on the loss of KRI Nanggala, Mr Morrison said on Sunday night.
Indonesian missing submarine found with all 53 crew members declared dead after vessel went missing on Wednesday
Underwater photo released Sunday April 25, 2021, by Indonesian Navy shows parts of submarine KRI Nanggala that sank in Bali Sea, Indonesia.
Published on: Saturday, April 24, 2021
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An Indonesian navy patrol ship sails to join the search for submarine KRI Nanggala that went missing while participating in a training exercise on Wednesday, off Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, April 24, 2021. (Photo: AP)
BANYUWANGI: Indonesia pressed ahead with a search for a navy submarine off Bali on Saturday, hours after the oxygen supply for 53 crew members aboard is believed to have been exhausted, with a U.S. reconnaissance plane and other nations’ vessels set to join the hunt.
There’s concern the KRI Nanggala 402 may have sunk too deep to reach or recover in time. It lost contact after its last reported dive Wednesday off the resort island, and the navy chief has said it was expected to run out of oxygen early Saturday morning.
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