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Clock ticking to find missing Indonesian submarine as oxygen dwindles [dpa]
An Indonesian military submarine that went missing off Bali with 53 people on board is expected to run out of oxygen in two days, the Navy chief said Thursday.
The German-made KRI Nanggala-402 lost contact about 95 kilometres north of Bali in the early hours of Wednesday during a torpedo attack exercise with 49 crew members, three gunners and a commander, officials said.
It is believed to be 600-700 metres underwater, the Navy said.
“In the event of an electrical failure, the oxygen can last approximately 72 hours,” Navy chief of staff Admiral Yudo Margono said at a news conference.
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Oxygen reserves on the missing KRI Nanggala will run out at 3am local time tomorrow, officials have said
Rescuers discovered an object with a high magnetism between 165ft and 300ft beneath the surface
The KRI Nanggala-402 submarine vanished in 2,300ft waters near Bali on Wednesday along with 53 sailors
Fears are growing amid a desperate search that the German-made vessel may have sunk too low to save
French navy vice admiral says if submarine went down below 2,296ft it would likely have broken up
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Indonesian navy submarine with 53 people on board missing
KRI Nanggala-402 was conducting a torpedo drill north of Bali when it lost contact with navy personnel. PHOTO: EPA
Contact with vessel was lost yesterday; aerial search finds oil spill near dive site
Apr 22, 2021 06:00 am
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JAKARTA Indonesian rescuers searching for a submarine that went missing with 53 people on board found an oil spill yesterday near its dive location, the authorities said.
The 44-year-old submarine, KRI Nanggala-402, was conducting a torpedo drill north of Bali but failed to relay the results as expected, a navy spokesman said.
An aerial search found an oil spill near the submarine s dive location and two navy vessels with sonar capability have been deployed to assist the hunt, the Defence Ministry said.
The KRI Nanggala-402 submarine vanished near Bali on Wednesday along with the 53 sailors
Fears are growing amid a desperate search that the German-made vessel may have sunk too low to save
French navy vice admiral says if submarine went down 2,296ft it would likely have broken up
But sailors have enough oxygen to last them until Saturday if the submarine is still in one piece
The submarine was conducting a torpedo drill in waters 60 miles north of the island of Bali
Indonesian rescuers searching for the submarine have found an oil spill near the vessel s dive site