The submarine had broken into three pieces, tragically confirming that all 53 crew members had perished.
The exact cause of the sinking remains unknown. Indonesian officials have ruled out human error and have suggested a power failure or undersea wave may have forced the submarine to descend far below its crush depth of about 655 feet. The government plans to recover the submarine with help from China.
Deep-water submarine sinkings are rare but always fatal, and their causes are hardly ever fully established.
In 1968, for instance, four submarines from four countries were lost with all hands in a five-month period. Over 50 years later, their causes remain unknown.
Indonesia said it will salvage a submarine that sank off the coast of Bali. AP Photo
BALI: Indonesia said Friday it will salvage a submarine that sank off the coast of Bali, as grieving relatives paid their respects to the dozens of crew killed in the disaster. Authorities had yet to confirm if they would try to haul up the KRI Nanggala 402 from the seafloor, after it was spotted cracked in three pieces. The navy on Friday said it was waiting on the arrival of two ships, including a vessel sent by China, that are equipped to handle deep-sea salvage operations.
Friday, 30 Apr 2021 04:22 PM MYT
Sarikem holds a photo of her grandson Gunadi Fajar Rahmanto at their home in Yogyakarta on April 26, 2021, a crew member of the submarine that disappeared off the coast of Bali. AFP pic
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BALI, April 30 Indonesia said today it will salvage a submarine that sank off the coast of Bali, as grieving relatives paid their respects to the dozens of crew killed in the disaster.
Authorities had yet to confirm if they would try to haul up the KRI Nanggala 402 from the seafloor, after it was spotted cracked in three pieces.