Singapore s MV Swift Rescue arrives in Bali to aid search for Indonesia submarine thestar.com.my - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestar.com.my Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
News by Sam Clench and Andrew Backhouse 26th Apr 2021 7:13 AM All 53 crew members of the Indonesian Navy submarine that went missing last week have been confirmed dead, officials announced today. Search crews had been operating under the assumption that the vessel had sunk after debris, including parts of a torpedo straightener, were found floating in the water yesterday. At a media conference today, Indonesian Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto said the warship Rigel had scanned the area around the debris using sonar and a magnetometer, After which a remote operated vehicle was sent to take images underwater.
IN PICTURES: Visual images taken by Singapore s MV Swift Rescue confirm Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala 402 has sunk and broken into at least 3 parts in the Bali Sea https://t.co/JYxImjo5W7
House speaker appeals rescuers to evacuate KRI Nanggala-402 s sailors
23rd April 2021 1 hour ago
Documentation of KRI Nanggala-402. ANTARA
This mission s main priority is saving the 53 submariners Jakarta (ANTARA) - House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani has appealed to all parties involving in a search mission to do their utmost endeavors to locate Indonesia s KRI Nanggala-402, and evacuate 53 sailors on board. Our best prayers are with all patriots on board of the KRI Nanggala-402. May the submarine be located, and all sailors on board are found alive, she said in a press statement that ANTARA quoted in Jakarta on Sunday.
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Objects recovered during search suggest it cracked open as it sank, naval chief says
A naval officer shows parts of the torpedo system found in the search operation for the Navy s KRI Nanggala (402) submarine that went missing on April 21, at a press conference in Denpasar. AFP
Indonesian Military chief Hadi Tjahjanto, center, talks to media as they show debris found in the waters during a search operation for the Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala at Ngurah Rai Military Air Base in Bali, Indonesia. AP Photo
Debris believed to be from a missing Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala are displayed during a press conference at a command in Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali. EPA