Posted on 04/21/2021 6:29:17 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Indonesia's navy is searching for a submarine that has gone missing with 53 people on board, the country's military chief Hadi Tjahjanto said on Wednesday (Apr 21).
An oil spill was found near the dive position at 7am, Western Indonesian time (8am, Singapore time) and two navy vessels with sonar capability have been deployed to assist in the search, said Indonesia's Ministry of Defence.
The submarine, KRI Nanggala 402, was taking part in a torpedo drill in north Bali waters but failed to relay results of the exercise as expected, said spokesman First Admiral Julius Widjojono.
"We are still searching in the waters of Bali, 96km from Bali, (for) 53 people," Tjahjanto said.
He added that contact with the vessel was lost at 4.30am on Wednesday.
A total of 49 crew members, one ship commander and three weapons specialists were on board the submarine, said the ministry.
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Several countries have responded and are "ready to provide assistance", including Singapore, Australia and India, it added.
OIL SPILL FOUND THROUGH AERIAL SURVEILLANCE
The submarine had asked for permission to dive at 3am.
"After being granted a dive permit according to the procedure, the vessel lost contact and could not be contacted," said the ministry. "A search was conducted by other ships involved in the exercise Task Force."
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Yep - when I saw torpedo exercise I’m wondering if one got “hot”
Shades of the Kursk too
Read somewhere it was very deep water. Not confirmed.
2300 feet...scrolling on FOX.
Submarines are not something third word navies should be messing with. They need to leave stuff like that to the big boys.
Isn’t the depth of the sea nearby seven miles?
After the first one it really doesn’t matter.
Someone has to help fend off the CCP’s navy. Indonesia would be one of the first nations to fall on the party’s goal of taking mineral rich Australia.
It is at the Marianas Trench near Guam. 35,800 feet.
(you made me look it up.)
They’re small but they have one. They kind of have to, they’re a multi-island nation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_Navy
Not bad for a small navy.
See post 30.
From what I’ve read- sub is about 700’ test depth. Water near oil slick about 3X that.
Germany and South Korean builds. Probably pretty sound.
Prayers for The Crew and Families.
That was My first thought- Torpedo went off in the Tube.
Ping
The Build may be solid, but the repair/maintenance is all done by corner cutting third worlders.
I’m in aviation. I see it daily. Even front line US military planes have some corner-cutting third-world mfg’d/repaired parts in them. The excuse is we live in a “global economy” and “don’t be xenophobic” keeps everyone silent, but when it comes to technology, all countries are not created equal.
Odds are better than even that someday in the near future, it will become an issue.
The Build may be solid, but the repair/maintenance is all done by corner cutting third worlders.
I’m in aviation. I see it daily. Even front line US military planes have some corner-cutting third-world mfg’d/repaired parts in them. The excuse is we live in a “global economy” and “don’t be xenophobic” keeps everyone silent, but when it comes to technology, all countries are not created equal.
Odds are better than even that someday in the near future, it will become an issue.
It was a Type 209/1300 built in the late 70’s/early 80’s. It was due (overdue according to most Indonesians in the know) for retirement. Unfortunately the Indonesian Navy hasn’t had the best record of maintaining their ships for all the same reasons western navies have maintenance issues plus lack of money and a surplus of corruption (so exactly the same as every western navy, just dialled up to 11).
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