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A member of Indonesian military officials sets the pictures of Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala that went missing while participating in a training exercise on Wednesday, at a command at Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali, Indonesia on Friday, April 23, 2021. Rescuers continued an urgent search Friday for an Indonesian submarine that disappeared two days ago and has less than a day s supply of oxygen left for its crew.(AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) April 23, 2021 - 12:44 AM
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian navy ships were scouring the waters off Bali on Friday as they raced against time to find a submarine that disappeared two days ago and has less than a dayâs supply of oxygen left for its 53 crew.
Indonesian Navy Fears Missing Submarine Might Have Collapsed From Too Much Water Pressure
On 4/23/21 at 12:44 PM EDT
Associated Press reported.
The KRI Nanggala 402 and its 53 crew members went missing after its last reported dive Wednesday off the resort island. Concern is mounting as officials fear the vessel might have sunk too deep to reach or recover in time. The navy chief said the submarine was expected to run out of oxygen early Saturday morning. We will maximize the effort today, until the time limit tomorrow at 3 a.m., military spokesperson Major General Achmad Riad told reporters.
The navy said it believes that the submarine sank to a depth of 600 to 700 meters (2,000 to 2,300 feet), much deeper than its collapse depth, at which water pressure would be greater than the hull could withstand. The vessel s collapse depth was estimated at 200 meters (655 feet) by a South Korean company that refitted the vessel in from 2009 to 2012.
US joins race-against-time mission to find missing Indonesian submarine as oxygen levels dwindle for stricken crew and search teams hone in on high magnetism radar contact
Indonesia s KRI Nanggala-402 submarine vanished in 2,300ft waters near Bali on Wednesday along with 53 sailors
The oxygen will run out on the missing submarine by Saturday morning, forcing the frantic pace of the current rescue missions
The United States is sending airborne assets to assist with the search
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is scheduled to speak with his counterpart in Indonesia on Friday to see if there are other ways the United States can help
Indonesian navy ships were scouring the waters off Bali on Friday as they raced against time to find a 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, and concern is mounting the submarine may have sunk too deep to reach or recover. The navy chief said the submarine was expected to run out of oxygen by around 3 a.m. Saturday. We will maximise the effort today, until the time limit tomorrow 3 a.m., military spokesperson Maj. Gen. Achmad Riad told reporters.