Indonesia Says Lost Submarine’s 53 Crew Members Dead, Wreckage Found
The grim announcement comes a day after Indonesia said the submarine was considered sunk, not merely missing, but did not explicitly say whether the crew was dead.
Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala sails in the waters off Tuban, East Java, Indonesia, as seen in this aerial photo taken from Indonesian Navy helicopter of 400 Air Squadron, in this Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 photo. Indonesia s navy is searching for the submarine that went missing north of the resort island of Bali with a number of people on board, the military said Wednesday. AP Associated Press (AP)
Sunday, 25 Apr 2021 07:46 PM MYT
The family of Kharisma Dwi, one of the sunken KRI Nanggala-402 submarine crew members, visit a naval base in Banyuwangi, East Java Province Indonesia, April 25, 2021. Reuters pic
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DENPASAR, April 25 A missing Indonesian submarine has been found, broken into at least three parts, deep in the Bali Sea, army and navy officials said today, as the president sent condolences to relatives of the 53 crew.
Rescuers found new objects, including a life vest, that they believe belong to those aboard the 44-year old KRI Nanggala-402, which lost contact on Wednesday as it prepared to conduct a torpedo drill.
53 crew of lost submarine are dead, wreckage found, says Indonesia
The wreckage is located 1,500 meters (yards) to the south of the site where the submarine last dove Wednesday, off Bali s northern coast.
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An Indonesian navy patrol ship sails to join search for submarine KRI Nanggala that went missing while participating in a training exercise on Wednesday, off Banyuwangi, East Java. (Photo | AP) By PTI
INDONESIA: Indonesia s military on Sunday officially said all 53 crew members from a submarine that sank and broke apart last week are dead, and that search teams had located the vessel s wreckage on the ocean floor.
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