What Is An 'Internal Wave'? It Might Explain The Loss Of An Indonesian Submarine
Jeff Schmaltz / , MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC Originally published on May 4, 2021 1:04 pm No official cause has yet been established for the destruction of an Indonesian submarine with 53 people aboard earlier this month, but some speculation has zeroed in on an undersea phenomenon which has been noted by submariners since at least World War II, though it has become better understood only in recent decades. A senior Indonesian navy official suggested earlier this week that an "internal wave" may have pushed the KRI Nanggala 402 below its crush depth, causing the loss of th...