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.
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The Indian Navy on Thursday dispatched its Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV) to help the Indonesian Navy in search and rescue operations for the Indonesian submarine, KRI Nanggala, with 53 sailors onboard, which went missing during a torpedo drill on Wednesday.
The DSRV is a special vessel that handles such tasks.
“On April 21, an alert was received by the Indian Navy through International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office (ISMERLO), regarding the missing Indonesian submarine. The submarine was reportedly exercising in a location 25 miles north of Bali with a crew of 53 personnel,” the Indian Navy said.
Submarine rescue is required when a submarine is reported missing and special equipment is needed for underwater search to locate the disabled watercraft and rescue the personnel trapped inside.
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Indian Navy rescuers on Thursday started searching for an Indonesian submarine that went missing with 53 people on board in waters north of the island of Bali.
The Indian Navy s Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV) departed from Visakhapatnam to support the Indonesian Navy in Search and Rescue efforts for KRI Nanggala on Thursday.
On April 21, an alert was received by the Indian Navy through the International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office (ISMERLO), regarding the missing Indonesian submarine. The submarine was exercising in a location 25 miles North of Bali with a crew of 53 personnel.
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Indian Navy pitches in to find missing Indonesian submarine
Indian Navy pitches in to find missing Indonesian submarine
The Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402 went missing on Wednesday 60 miles off the coast of Bali with 53 people on board. File photo of Indian Navy’s Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV).
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Updated: Apr 22, 2021, 03:21 PM IST
The Indian Navy has pitched in the rescue mission to locate the missing Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402. The submarine went missing on Wednesday 60 miles off the coast of Bali with 53 people on board. Indian Navy has sent its Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel, which departed from Visakhapatnam to support the Indonesian Navy in Search & Rescue efforts for KRI Nanggala.