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Indonesian searchers have recovered debris believed to be from the missing submarine lost in the Bali Sea on Wednesday, the country's military chief said on Saturday.
TKRI Nanggala-402, carrying 53, vanished in 2,300ft waters near Bali this week
Rescuers found items including grease bottle for periscope and prayer rugs
Scan located submarine at around 850m (2,800ft) beneath sea, said military
Submarine now declared as officially sunk with no hopes of finding any survivors
Officials said oxygen supply on missing KRI Nanggala ran out early on Saturday
More than 50 sailors aboard a missing Indonesian Navy submarine lost in the Bali Sea are feared dead as the vessel is believed to have run out of oxygen.
Rescue teams had been battling against time today to find the 44-year-old KRI Nanggala-402 which vanished on Wednesday as it prepared to conduct a torpedo drill.
If the submarine was still intact, officials said it would only have enough air to last until around 3am Saturday morning - 8pm Friday BST.
Oxygen levesl aboard the 44-year-old German made KRI Nanggala-402 are believed to have ran out at 3am local time- 8PM BST