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NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy dispatched its Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV) on Thursday to assist the Indonesian Navy in search and rescue efforts of its Submarine KRI Nanggala. The Submarine was reported missing on Wednesday.
Indian Navy in its statement said, On 21 April, an alert was received by Indian Navy through International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office (ISMERLO), regarding the missing Indonesian submarine. An officer added, We have sailed the mother ship with the DSRV within 24 hours of getting the information.
It requires a special capability to operate in deep waters which only few countries have and India is one of them. The site of accident is almost 2500 nautical miles away and the ship may take almost a week to reach the site of accident, it said.
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Countries from around the world are offering support to help locate and rescue the crew.
Time is short: The sub was only equipped with 72 hours of oxygen and may be too deep for rescue.
Countries from around the world are sending reinforcements to assist in the search for a Indonesian naval submarine that went missing on Wednesday.
The 53-person crew was participating in a torpedo drill north of Bali but failed to relay the results of the drill, an Indonesian Navy spokesperson told Reuters. Hadi Tjahjanto, the commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, said the submarine lost contact with the military at 4:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday.
Navy s Deep-Submergence Rescue Vessel left from Visakhapatnam this morning.
New Delhi:
The Indian Navy today joined the rescue operation for a Indonesian submarine and its 53-person crew that went missing more than 24 hours ago. Indonesia had sought assistance from India after its 44-year-old submarine, KRI Nanggala-402, went missing while conducting a torpedo drill north of the island of Bali.
The Navy s Deep-Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSVR) left from Visakhapatnam this morning as the rescue operation entered its second day today. The mothership carrying the rescue sub is likely to take more than three days to reach the location. In this moment of crisis our prayers are with the Indonesian Navy, our brothers in arms onboard #KRINanggala and their families, the Navy tweeted sharing pictures of Deep-Submergence Rescue Vessel.
Indonesia Submarine Missing: Search Team Finds Oil Spill Near Dive Location
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Australia, Singapore and India have responded to requests for assistance
The submarine can dive up to 250-500 meters below sea level
Aerial search teams looking for an Indonesia navy submarine found an oil patch near the estimated diving location of the vessel Thursday. The vessel, with 53 people on board, went missing Wednesday north of the island of Bali.
The search for the submarine and its crew continued Thursday as concerns were raised about the chances of a possible maritime disaster, Reuters reported. Neighboring countries, including Australia, Singapore and India, have responded to requests for assistance.