The country in the past had a fleet of 12 submarines purchased from the Soviet Union, but now, it has five German and South Korean-built submarines, local media reported. The incident was believed to be the first major submarine disaster for Indonesia, which has been moving to upgrade its ageing military equipment in recent years. ![]() Various countries have also offered support, including the United States, Germany, France, Turkey, and Russia, he said. ![]() Malaysia will also be sending a vessel, the MV Mega Bakti, which is scheduled to arrive on April 25. Major-General Achmad said Singapore will deploy the submarine support vessel MV Swift Rescue, which departed from Changi Naval Base on Wednesday afternoon and is expected to arrive on site on April 24. TNI commander Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto and National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo are expected to visit the location on Thursday.Īccording to the defence ministry, the Indonesian authorities had also sent out an international distress signal, and several countries including Singapore, Australia and India "have responded and are ready to provide assistance". "The contact was then lost, leaving insufficient data to identify the contact was the (missing) submarine," he added. "There were oil spills and the smell of diesel fuel in several different locations" he said, but these "could not be concluded to be fuel from the submarine".īesides oil spills, an underwater movement at a speed of 2.5 knots was also detected. The search operation had begun on Wednesday shortly after the vessel failed to surface as stated in its training schedule, Major-General Achmad said. However, it lost contact and could not be reached. "The Indonesian Navy is currently carrying out a search for the last position the submarine was detected," Major-General Achmad Riad told a press conference from Bali's Ngurah Rai military airbase.Īccording to the defence ministry on Wednesday, the KRI Nanggala-402 was to carry out a torpedo drill after it asked for permission to dive early that day. The last spot where the submarine was detected was 23 nautical miles north of Bali, said the Indonesian Military (TNI) spokesman. Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago nation with more than 17,000 islands, has faced growing challenges to its maritime claims in recent years, including numerous incidents involving Chinese vessels near the Natuna islands.SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Five Indonesian warships and a helicopter are scanning the waters off the resort island of Bali on Thursday (April 22) for a submarine with 53 crew which went missing during naval exercises. The German-built diesel-powered KRI Nanggala 402 had been in service in Indonesia since 1981 and was carrying 49 crew members and three gunners as well as its commander, the Indonesian Defense Ministry said. They are the best sons of the nation, patriots guarding the sovereignty of the country," Widodo said.Īn American reconnaissance plane, a P-8 Poseidon, landed Saturday and had been set to join the search, along with 20 Indonesian ships, a sonar-equipped Australian warship and four Indonesian aircraft. ![]() "All Indonesians convey deep sorrow for this tragedy, especially to all of the families of the submarine's crew. Indonesia's President Joko Widodo delivered his condolences in a televised address Sunday. The underwater robot deployed by Singaporean vessel MV Swift Rescue provided the images, while the Indonesian vessel KRI Rigel had scanned the area where the submarine was believed to have sunk using multibeam sonar and a magnetometer, Tjahjanto said. Photos of the debris were presented at the press conference. The wreckage is located 1,500 meters (yards) to the south of the site where the submarine last dove off Bali's northern coast, Margono said. The navy plans to eventually lift the wreckage and recover the dead, although the depth of the water poses a significant challenge, he said. Margono said emergency survival suits that are normally kept in boxes were found floating underwater, apparently indicating the crew may have tried to put them on during the emergency.
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