Indonesia’s navy stated on Wednesday it has requested Singapore and Australia for assist in the search for a submarine with 53 crew aboard after dropping contact with the vessel off the coast of Bali.
“We are still searching in the waters of Bali, 60 miles (96 km) from Bali, (for) 53 people,” stated navy chief Hadi Tjahjanto.
“It’s true that the KRI Nanggala 402 lost contact since early this morning around 3:00 am,” stated First Admiral Julius Widjojono. “(The navy) is currently searching for it. We know the area but it’s quite deep.”
The (*53*)-made submarine, KRI Nanggala-402, was conducting a torpedo drill in waters north of the island of Bali on Wednesday however didn’t relay the outcomes as anticipated, a navy spokesman stated.
Representatives of the defence departments of Australia and Singapore didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
Indonesia up to now operated a fleet of 12 submarines bought from the Soviet Union to patrol the waters of its sprawling archipelago.
But now it has a fleet of solely 5 together with two (*53*)-built Type 209 submarines and three newer South Korean vessels.
Indonesia has been looking for to improve its defence capabilities however a few of its gear nonetheless in service is previous and there have been lethal accidents involving particularly ageing navy transport planes in recent times.
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