Rescuers continued an urgent search on Friday for an Indonesian submarine that disappeared two days ago and has less than a day’s supply of oxygen left for its 53 crew.
The KRI Nanggala 402 went missing after its last reported dive Wednesday off the resort island of Bali, and concern is mounting the submarine may have sunk in waters too deep to reach or recover.
The Indonesian navy chief said the submarine was expected to run out of oxygen by around 3am local time on Saturday.
“We will maximise the effort today, until the time limit tomorrow (of) 3am,” military spokesperson Major General Achmad Riad told reporters.