Posted on 02/13/2010 1:47:20 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Chief Admiral Abdul Aziz Jaafar has confirmed that the nation's first submarine, KD Tunku Abdul Rahman, was experiencing a mechanical fault which prevented it from submerging.
He said the fault was detected on Jan 17, following maintenance works conducted at the RMN base in Teluk Sepanggar, Sabah.
"The damage involves a part that channels water pressure movement which caused the submarine's failure to launch underwater," he told reporters after a ceremony where appointment letters were presented to members of the National Service Training Council here Thursday.
Abdul Aziz was commenting on a local English daily on Feb 10 which reported that Malaysia's first submarine failed to submerge due to technical difficulties experienced since three months back.
He said, following that, the submarine which officially arrived in the country on Sept 3, last year, was advised against submerging for fear it could be dangerous.
"It is only a minor fault and repair works are being conducted by the appointed contractor as its spare parts have been obtained," he said.
Abdul Aziz said the contractor had guaranteed that repairs would be completed by next week, adding that the submarine would start its tropical water trials on Feb 18.
The KD Tunku Abdul Rahman is a new-generation diesel-electric powered Scorpene submarine which has sub-surface to surface missiles, 10 torpedoes and 30 mines with a fully automatic reloading system.
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As I repeatedly used to instruct tacticians—
any sub, from any Navy, can submerge at least once.
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