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Sub salvage mission brings Jakarta, Beijing closer
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published : 25 May 2021 at 04:00
1 An Indonesian military personnel displays a clip showing the wreckage of the sunken Indonesian Navy KRI Nanggala-402 submarine on April 25. REUTERS
Amid the uncertainties surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, Indonesia was deeply saddened by the sinking of KRI Nanggala 402 last month. On April 21, the Indonesian Navy submarine sunk off the coast of Bali after losing contact shortly after it was authorised to begin its operation. All 53 crew perished in the incident.
Despite rampant speculation around what might have caused the sinking of KRI Nanggala 402, Indonesian authorities confirmed that natural factors contributed to the accident.
The sinking of Indonesian submarine highlights military shortage
Surabaya, Indonesia – The Indonesian authorities announced this week that the rescue operation involving the Chinese underwater rescue vessel has successfully recovered “fragments” from the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine that sank off the coast of Bali last month. People have raised questions about this matter. The country’s military and its combat readiness.
So far, rescuers have not been able to find the main body of the shipwreck that practiced live torpedoes when it sank on April 21.
It is believed that the submarine, carrying 53 crew members, sank to a depth below 840 meters (2,755 feet) due to a mechanical failure, which is far below its collapse depth of 300 meters (984 feet), causing it to fall into the water. three item.
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Chinese Navy to Help with Recovery of Indonesian Sub Wreck
May 4, 2021 3:07 PM
PLAN Ocean Salvage and Rescue Ship Yongxing Dao-863
KUALA LUMPUR – China has dispatched three ships to Indonesia to assist in the salvaging of the Indonesian attack submarine KRI
Nanggala (402). Two ships – the People’s Liberation Army Navy Ocean Tug
Nantuo-195 and PLAN Ocean Salvage and Rescue Ship
Yongxing Dao-863 – arrived on scene May 3 and the third ship, scientific research vessel
Tan Suo 2, is expected to arrive today.
Beijing had earlier made an offer to Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto to assist with the salvaging of the submarine on a humanitarian basis and the offer was accepted, according to press reports. The Indonesian Navy is also in talks with SKK Migas, the country’s oil industry regulator, about conducting its own salvage operation. The Indonesian operation would involve the use of offshore support ship