Chinese Navy Joins Efforts to Salvage Lost Indonesian Submarine. “Those are believed to be parts or components attached inside the submarine which won't be detached out of the ship if there is no pressure from the outside or if the torpedo launcher cracks,” the Indonesian Navy chief explained. Indonesian-navy-search-for-missing-submarine. He believed the parts were owned by KRI Nanggala, based on the statements from former crew and submarine community. The components found near the search location namely pelorus torpedo tube, cooler pipe wrap, submarine periscope lubricant, crew's praying rug, oil spill, and sponge. “With the authentic pieces of evidence, that are believed to be owned by KRI Nanggala, we declare to increase the search status from submiss to subsunk phase,” said Navy Chief of Staff Laksamana Yudo Margono in an online conference, Saturday, April 24. Indonesian Navy narrows search of missing submarine Search crews are scouring the waters near Bali for a missing Indonesian Navy submarine with 53 crew members on board. Ships and long-range patrol aircraft from several nations, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, were dispatched in a search and rescue mission. This was following the finding of parts believed to be from inside the submarine. On the night of 16 November 2017, the Argentine Navy submarine ARA San Juan and her crew of 44 was reported missing in the San Jorge Gulf region. Indian Navy had dispatched its Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel to assist Indonesian Navy in search and rescue efforts for the Indonesian Submarine which was reported missing on, Jakarta - The Indonesian Navy has increased the search status of the missing submarine, KRI Nanggala 402 to subsunk from previously submiss. Australia, India, Malaysia, Singapore and the United States sent specialized ships and aircraft to aid the search. Earlier, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo had ordered all-out efforts to locate the vessel and asked Indonesians to pray for the crew's safe return. The Navy said the German-made vessel was "ready for battle", reported DW News Agency. Critics have slammed the government for sending out the 44-year-old submarine on drills. Indonesian rescuers searching for a missing Navy submarine with 53 sailors on board have found an oil spill near the vessels dive location in the waters off Bali. On Thursday, the submarine was announced to be as deep as 700 meters (2,300 feet) underwater, raising concerns that it could have broken apart. Military chief Hadi Tjahjanto said the presence of an oil slick as well as debris near the site. In an earlier statement, the Navy said that a possible scenario was an electrical blackout that caused sailors to lose control of the vessel, reported DW News Agency. BANYUWANGI, Indonesia (AP) 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. The cause of the disappearance is still uncertain. The vessel went missing on Wednesday while conducting a torpedo drill. "There is no hope of finding survivors among the 53 crew members aboard," said the official. Indonesias 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. Scanners detected the submarine to be some 850 meters (2,789 feet) underwater, well beyond its survivable limits, reported DW News Agency. "The objects found include a bottle of lubricant to grease the periscope and a device that protects a torpedo and could not have come from another vessel," said the official. Indonesian navy ships were today continuing to scour the seas off Bali amid fears the sub may have sunk too deep to save after it went missing in 2,300ft-deep waters on Wednesday. As informed, KRI Nanggala 402 cracked into at least three pieces and was found at a depth of 838 meters, Yudo Margono, Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff, said during a press conference on 25 April. As per the officials, recovery of debris indicated that some sort of pressure may have sunk the vessel. 112 By Ann Koh and Arys Aditya (Bloomberg) The Indonesian navy’s missing submarine may have been too old and overloaded when it embarked on a military exercise on Wednesday, according to a defense. A missing Indonesian Navy submarine has been found sunk off Bali and all of its 53 crew members died, the navy confirmed. "With authentic evidence believed to be from the KRI Nanggala, we have raised the status from 'sub missing' to 'sub sunk,'" said Navy chief Yudo Margono, citing retrieved debris from the vessel. The submarine's oxygen reserve was estimated to run out early Saturday, reported DW News Agency. Indonesian Navy authorities said that the recovered debris indicated the submarine with 53 crew members sank. Jakarta, April 25 (ANI): The Indonesian submarine that went missing off Bali with 53 crew members on board has sunk, Navy officials said on Saturday.
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