![]() Swift Rescue Vessel of SingaporeĬheck out Naval Library App to find out the specifications of the Cakra Class Submarines. Soon after, the Republic of Singapore Navy submarine support and rescue vessel (SSRV) Swift Rescue was reported to have deployed to the Bali Sea. In the announcement, the Indonesian government announced a search party of warships and specialized divers was being deployed and revealed they had requested the assistance of the governments of Singapore and Australia to aid in the search. UPDATE: According to the Indonesian government, the submarine’s last positions is in the Bali Sea off the coast of Surabaya, about 95 kilometres (60 mi) north of Bali, an area where the water is reportedly around 700 metres (2296 ft) deep. The diesel-electric submarine Nanggala is 59.5 meters long, has a cruising speed of 21.5 knots. KRI Nanggala (402) is the second submarine in the Cakra class submarine and is under the control of the Indonesian Eastern Fleet Command’s Submarine Unit. The submarine failed to report back after an Anti-submarine Warfare training.Īccording to the Indonesian Navy spokesman, First Admiral, Julius Widjojono, The submarine was taking part in a torpedo drill in North Bali waters but failed to relay the results of the exercise as expected.Īs a standard procedure, the submarine had to report back after the training, in order to make sure that it is safe. Three C-17 aircraft were expected to depart Dover Air Force Base Friday with watercraft and underwater search and rescue gear.The Indonesian Navy has been searching for a missing submarine with 53 sailors on board. The United States is also sending aircraft to assist in the search for the missing submarine. “As always, we stand ready to assist our fellow mariners in the Indonesian Navy,” he said. Mark Hammond, of the Australian task force, added that his thoughts were with the submariners of KRI Nanggala, their families and the Indonesian people. ![]() “HMA Ships Ballarat and Sirius, both presently at sea on separate regional deployments, are making best speed for the search area,” Australia’s Defense Department said in a press release Friday. ![]() Two Australian warships have also joined the search. More ships with high-tech capabilities also joined the search efforts Friday, creating a search team consisting of 21 Indonesian warships, a submarine and additional vessels from Indonesia’s police and rescue department. ![]() “We are all having a big loss because of this,” he said, as he asked “for the prayers of all Indonesian people.”Īn Indonesian military officer places pictures of the missing crew at Ngurah Rai Military Air Base in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, on April 23. Indonesia military commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto said in a statement that he was “deeply concerned” about the fate of the 53 crew members aboard the submarine. Indonesian military officials have confirmed they have found a missing submarine, which lies deep in the Bali Sea and has broken into three parts. I can’t wait to see you back home and bring good news. “Please keep fighting and be strong love, I believe you can rise up to surface. The wife of crew member and First Sergeant Yoko Eki Setiawan posted a moving message of hope on Instagram, urging her husband to “please come home soon.” “Gunadi and all the crew should be found, at all costs. He implored the Navy not to end its search and said he was counting on updates from his son’s naval colleagues. “I simply said, Be careful,” Sunaryo said. He last met with his parents on March 29, when Gunadi said farewell before embarking on another sailing. Gunadi, who holds the rank of ordinary seaman, joined the Navy seven years ago and was later assigned to the submarine. The bottle of grease matched what the crew would use to lubricate the submarine’s periscope.Īn image of submariner Gunadi Fajar Rahmanto seen at his family's home. People who were on a previous mission on the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine confirmed that some of the debris belonged to the submarine, the navy chief of staff said. The debris was found floating at a location where the sea is 850 meters (930 yards) deep, he said, which would make a possible evacuation very “difficult.”Īuthorities said earlier the submarine could not survive at depths beyond 500 meters. The items were found about two miles from the spot where the submarine started to dive before it went missing, Yudo said, and included a bottle of grease, part of a torpedo launcher, part of a metal tube, prayer mats and fuel. Six pieces of debris believed to be from the submarine were presented to journalists at the news conference. Yudo said an explosion was not believed to have occurred on the submarine but that heavy pressure on the vessel likely created a crack through which some items escaped. ![]() An Indonesian Navy patrol boat prepares to leave a naval base in Banyuwangi, East Java province, on Saturday, as the military continues search operations off the coast of Bali for the missing submarine. ![]()
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