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An Indonesian navy patrol ship sails to join the search for submarine KRI Nanggala that went missing while participating in a training exercise on Wednesday, off Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia Sunday, April 25, 2021. Indonesia’s navy on Saturday declared its missing submarine had sunk and cracked open after finding items from the vessel over the past two days, apparently ending hope of finding any of the 53 crew members alive. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Credit: The Associated Press
BANYUWANGI, Indonesia (AP) Indonesia’s military on Sunday officially said all 53 crew members from a submarine that sank and broke apart last week are dead, and that search teams had located the vessel s wreckage on the ocean floor.
Indonesia’s military on Sunday officially said all 53 crew members from a submarine that sank and broke apart last week are dead, and that search teams had located the vessel’s wreckage on the ocean floor.
Published on: Sunday, April 25, 2021
By: AP
Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala-402. (Photo: Facebook/Pusat Penerangan TNI)
BANYUWANGI: Indonesia’s military on Sunday officially said all 53 crew members from a submarine that sank and broke apart last week are dead, and that search teams had located the vessel’s wreckage on the ocean floor.
The grim announcement comes a day after Indonesia said the submarine was considered sunk, not merely missing, but did not explicitly say whether the crew was dead. Officials had also said the KRI Nanggala 402′s oxygen supply would have run out early Saturday, three days after vessel went missing off the resort island of Bali.
Indonesia Says Lost Submarine’s 53 Crew Members Dead, Wreckage Found
The grim announcement comes a day after Indonesia said the submarine was considered sunk, not merely missing, but did not explicitly say whether the crew was dead.
Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala sails in the waters off Tuban, East Java, Indonesia, as seen in this aerial photo taken from Indonesian Navy helicopter of 400 Air Squadron, in this Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 photo. Indonesia s navy is searching for the submarine that went missing north of the resort island of Bali with a number of people on board, the military said Wednesday. AP Associated Press (AP)
Indonesian navy image shows parts of submarine KRI Nanggala that sank in Bali Sea. Credit: AP
Search teams have located the vessel’s wreckage on the ocean floor, in three parts, at a depth of 838 metres.
The grim announcement comes a day after Indonesia said the submarine was considered sunk, not merely missing, but did not explicitly say whether the crew was dead.
Officials had also said the KRI Nanggala 402’s oxygen supply would have run out early on Saturday, three days after the vessel went missing off the resort island of Bali.
Members of an Indonesian search and rescue team prepare before the search for submarine KRI Nanggala. Credit: Achmad Ibrahim/AP