âDeep sorrowâ: Joko Widodo sends condolences to families of sunken submarine
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Jakarta: Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Sunday the countryâs missing submarine had been found sunken in the Bali Sea and that he had sent his condolences to the families of the 53 crew.
âThe army and navy have changed the status of the KRI Nanggala 402 submarine from having lost contact to being âsub-sunkâ or drowned,â he told reporters.
Joko Widodo
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âAll of us Indonesians express our deep sorrow over this tragedy, especially to the families of the submarine crew.â
Indonesia’s navy has located a submarine that went missing on Wednesday off the coast of Bali.
The submarine was found cracked apart on the seafloor in waters off Bali, the military said on Sunday, as it confirmed that all 53 crew on board were dead.
“There were parts of KRI Nanggala 402 – it was broken into three pieces,” said Navy Chief of Staff Yudo Margono.
Indonesian military head Hadi Tjahjanto, meanwhile, told reporters that “all 53 personnel onboard have passed.”
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said earlier on Sunday that he had sent his condolences to the families of the 53 crew.
“The army and navy have changed the status of the KRI Nanggala 402 submarine from having lost contact to being ‘sub-sunk’ or drowned,” he told reporters.
Indonesian navy ship returns after a search for submarine KRI Nanggala - AAP
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said the country s missing submarine had been found sunken in the Bali Sea and that he had sent his condolences to the families of the 53 crew. The army and navy have changed the status of the KRI Nanggala 402 submarine from having lost contact to being sub-sunk or drowned, he told reporters on Sunday. All of us Indonesians express our deep sorrow over this tragedy, especially to the families of the submarine crew.
The 44-year old KRI Nanggala-402 lost contact on Wednesday as it prepared to conduct a torpedo drill.
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Missing submarine KRI Nanggala found broken into at least three parts off Bali
A navy submarine that went missing off the coast of Bali last week has been found, broken into at least three parts, Indonesia s military has confirmed.
The country s president has sent condolences to the families of the 53 crew members who were on board when it
vanished during a training exercise last Wednesday.
Search teams located the vessel s wreckage on the sea floor at a depth of 850m - well beyond its 200m diving range, at which point water pressure would be greater than the hull could withstand.