The German-made submarine, KRI Nanggala-402, was conducting a torpedo drill in waters north of the island of Bali but failed to relay the results as expected.
German Built Refitted by South Korea
The 1,395-tonne KRI Nanggala-402 was built in Germany in 1978, according to the Indonesian cabinet secretariat's website, and underwent a two-year refit in South Korea that was completed in 2012.
"We know the area but it's quite deep," First Admiral Julius Widjojono
Indonesia's navy is searching for a missing submarine with 53 people on board that went missing on Wednesday and is seeking help from neighbouring Australia and Singapore in the hunt,
Indonesian military chief said.
The military chief confirmed that assistance in the search for the submarine and missing crew members had been sought from Australia and Singapore.
The Indian Navy on Thursday dispatched its Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV) from Visakhapatnam to support the Indonesian Navy. Singapore Navy has already pressed its rescue vessel while Australia too has offered assistance.
Indian DSRV
Indian Navy acquired the DSRV, a critical capability for submarine rescue, in December 2018 and has since deployed two DSRVS at Mumbai and Visakhapatnam on the West and East coast respectively.The Indian DSRV, supplied by James Fishes Defence, U.K., is the latest in terms of technology and capabilities. The system has a side scan sonar for locating the position of the
submarine in distress at sea, providing immediate relief by way of posting emergency life support containers with the help of Remot Operated Vehicle and thereafter rescuing the crew of the submari using the DSRV itself.
Similar Incident in 2017
In 2017, an Argentine military submarine went missing in the southern Atlantic with 44 crew on board. Its wreck was located a year later and officials said that the
submarine had imploded.
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