Margono said the navy also found one object floating in the depth of 50-100 meters that was magnetic, meaning it likely came from the sub. The military suspects that an oil spill seen in aerial surveillance near the dive point came from the ship. Widjojono said the submarine has the capability to dive up to 500 meters below sea level, but authorities estimate it went 100-200 meters below that depth.
Margono said the submarine had just fired two torpedoes – one with real ammunition and another with a practice warhead – as part of a training exercises. local time Wednesday before losing contact, authorities said. Indonesias Navy Chief of Staff Yudo Margon also said an unidentified object exhibiting high magnetism was located at a depth of 50 to 100 metres, and officials held out hope it is the submarine. Authorities said the KRI Nanggala 402, if still intact, may by now. The submarine asked for permission to dive, or submerge, at 3 a.m. is joining an international search for a missing Indonesian submarine that lost contact with its base earlier this week. That meant they would run out on April 24. Two ships equipped with side-scan sonar, a tool used for mapping the seafloor, began searching the area Wednesday, the Ministry of Defense said, while a Rigel warship equipped with sophisticated sonar that can precisely detect the vessel’s position is en route from Jakarta, Indonesian Navy spokesman First Adm. On April 22, Yudo Margono, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy, told the media that the submarine’s oxygen reserves were sufficient for three days.
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Assets from Singapore and Malaysia are also en route to assist. Indonesias navy on Saturday declared its missing submarine had sunk and cracked open, killing 53 crew members aboard, after finding items from the vessel over the past two days. The KRI Nanggala disappeared after requesting. Three submarines, five airplanes and 21 warships have been deployed to help search for the missing sub, Margono said. Indonesia has ended its efforts to salvage the remains of a navy submarine that sank off the coast of Bali on 21 April, killing all 53 crew on board. Yudo Margono, chief of staff of the Indonesian Navy, said at a news conference Thursday that the vessel has sufficient oxygen for all the submariners until Saturday at 3 a.m. Members of National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) prepare for a search mission for Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala at Benoa harbor in Bali on Wednesday.
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