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Australia and the United States have joined efforts with Indonesia with the commitment of two ships and an aircraft respectively, in its search for the missing submarine KRI Nanggala (402) in an area 25 miles north of Celukan Bawang Beach in Bali.
In a press conference, the head of the Indonesian Armed Forces Information Centre, Maj. Gen. Achmad Riad, said the new search area was based on oil slicks and strong magnetic readings. He said 21 Indonesian Navy ships, including submarine KRI Alugoro (405), along with four Indonesian national Police ships, were currently involved in the search efforts.
Indonesia is racing against time to locate the submarine, as it was estimated that the boat only had enough oxygen to last until 3:00 a.m. Indonesian time on Saturday, 24 April.
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U.S., Australia Join in Search for Missing Indonesian Attack Sub
April 23, 2021 11:01 AM
A P-8A Poseidon, assigned to the ‘Fighting Tigers’ of Patrol Squadron (VP) 8, lands at Misawa Air Base during scheduled flight operations on Jan. 15, 2021. US Navy Photo
KUALA LUMPUR Indonesia is focusing its search efforts for missing submarine KRI
Nanggala (402) in an area 25 miles north of Celukan Bawang Beach in Bali, while both Australia and the United States have joined the search effort with the commitment of two ships and an aircraft, respectively.
In a press conference on Friday, the head of the Indonesian Armed Forces Information Centre, Maj. Gen. Achmad Riad, said the new search area was based on oil slicks and strong magnetic readings. He said 21 Indonesian Navy ships, including submarine KRI
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3 Submarine Rescue Ships Hunting for Missing Indonesian Submarine
MV Swift Rescue departing Changi Naval Base for the search operation. Singapore Defense Ministry Photo
KULA LUMPUR Search efforts on Thursday have yet to turn up any sign of the missing Indonesian attack submarine KRI
Nanggala (402) and 53 personnel. Meanwhile, submarine rescue ships from three different countries are en route to the scene near Bali.
India, Malaysia and Singapore have all dispatched their respective submarine rescue ships to the area with both Malaysia and Singapore stating that the crew of their ships had been augmented with an embarked medical team. Singapore’s MV