Sunken Indonesian submarine s life raft lifted with assistance of Chinese navy
1 2021-05-19 08:05:13Xinhua
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The Indonesian Navy, with the assistance of China s People s Liberation Army Navy, has managed to lift a life raft and other fragments belonging to the sunken Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402 in the Bali waters.
At a televised press conference on Tuesday, Commander of the Indonesian Navy s 2nd Fleet Rear Admiral Iwan Isnurwanto said the Chinese research vessel Explorer 2 has retrieved a 700 kg life raft from the seafloor near Bali. Vessel Tan Suo Er Hao (Explorer 2) succeeded in lifting the KRI Nanggala s life raft. We have kept it well as evidence that the ships from our friendly country had carried out their duties, Isnurwanto told a media briefing, which was also attended by the defense attaché of the Chinese embassy in Jakarta, Chen Yongjing.
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, May 18
19 May 2021, 02:30 GMT+10
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