Family members release flowers into the sea during a remembrance ceremony for the crew of the sunken Indonesian navy submarine KRI Nanggala, from the deck of the hospital ship KRI Dr. Soeharso off the coast of Bali, Indonesia, April 30, 2021. [AFP]
Two Chinese military ships have reached Bali Sea waters to help salvage the wreckage of an Indonesian Navy submarine that sank last month with 53 crewmembers on board, officials said Monday.
Two of the three People’s Liberation Army Navy ships that will participate in the effort to bring up pieces of the KRI Nanggala-402, whose wreck was found a half-mile under the sea, arrived the day before, said Navy spokesman 1
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Two Chinese military ships have reached Bali Sea waters to help salvage the wreckage of an Indonesian Navy submarine that sank last month with 53 crewmembers on board, officials said Monday.
Two of the three People’s Liberation Army Navy ships that will participate in the effort to bring up pieces of the KRI Nanggala-402, whose wreck was found a half-mile under the sea, arrived the day before, said Navy spokesman 1
st Adm. Julius Widjojono.
“PRC Navy Ship Ocean Tug Nantuo-195 and PRC Navy Ocean Salvage & Rescue Yongxing Dao-863 have arrived in Indonesia, in Bali’s waters, on Sunday,” Julius told BenarNews, an RFA-affiliated online news service.
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