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The United States is joining a frantic international effort to locate a missing Indonesian navy submarine as oxygen supplies dwindle for the boat s 53 crew.
The KRI Nanggala 402 went missing in 2,300ft waters at 3am local time on Wednesday after diving to perform a torpedo test off the resort island of Bali.
Concern is mounting it may have sunk too deep to reach or recover in time, with oxygen set to run out by early Saturday morning.
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Indonesia searching for missing submarine with 53 on board, calls on Australia and Singapore for help © Provided by ABC NEWS The 1,395-tonne KRI Nanggala-402 was built in Germany in 1978 (Supplied: Indonesian Navy)
Australia has offered to support the search for an Indonesian navy submarine which is missing with 53 people on board off the coast of Bali.
The German-made submarine, KRI Nanggala-402, was conducting a torpedo drill in waters north of the island but failed to relay the results as expected, a navy spokesman said.
Military chief Hadi Tjahjanto said contact with the vessel was lost at 4:30am local time on Wednesday.