The Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala 402
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The submarine was carrying 53 passengers when it disappeared several days ago.
The apparent loss of the submarine and its crew puts this among the worst submarine disasters.
The apparent sinking of an Indonesian naval submarine and loss of dozens of lives this week puts the incident among some of the worst submarine catastrophes.
Indonesia s diesel-powered submarine KRI Nanggala-402 disappeared during a training exercise Wednesday with 53 people on board. Indonesian and international search-and-rescue assets have been desperately looking for the submarine for days in hopes of finding it and saving the crew.
Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402 during a 2017 ceremony
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An Indonesian navy submarine has been missing for days, and time is fast running out.
Submarines, as submerged assets, can be tough to find when something goes wrong.
A former US Navy submariner walked Insider through what can make finding one so challenging.
A desperate search for a missing Indonesian naval submarine has been underway for days, and time appears to be running out, if it hasn t already. Submarines are designed to be hard to find, which is problematic when one sinks or goes down, said Bryan Clark, a former US Navy submarine officer.
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Search-and-rescue teams spotted an oil slick in the area where the sub went missing.
The search is on for a missing Indonesian Navy submarine, which the service declared overdue after it failed to check in following a torpedo-launching exercise on Wednesday.
The sub, KRI
Nanggala-402, last appeared off the island of Bali in the Bali Sea and reportedly has 53 sailors aboard. An international force of rescue ships and aircraft are converging on the island, and U.S. Navy submarine rescue units could also arrive at the scene.
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Nanggala lost contact shortly after the Indonesian Navy gave it permission to dive at 3:00 a.m. The