The 53 crew members aboard the submarine have oxygen until Saturday Indonesia whose traces have been missing since yesterday, as announced by the Chief of the Navy of the country today during a press conference.
A spokesman for the country’s Navy said no signs of the 44-year-old KRI Nanggala-402 submarine have been identified with which the authorities have lost contact since yesterday morning when he participated in exercises in the sea zone off Bali, as broadcast by AMPE.
An oil spill was detected during an aerial search yesterday near where the submarine had sunk and two sonar ships have been deployed in the area to take part in the investigations, officials added.
Indonesia has requested international assistance and many countries and Singapore, Australia and India, said they were willing to participate in the investigations, according to the Ministry of Defense.
Asked about the information that underwater movement was detected, the representative of the Navy, Admiral Julius Vitzonzo answered that, based on the information they have so far, the submarine has not been located yet, while no contact has been made with his crew.
Earlier, he told KompasTV that the submarine, which runs on diesel and electric batteries, could remain at a depth of 200-250 meters. “Anything else can be fatal, dangerous,” he said.
In a statement issued yesterday, the Indonesian Navy said: “It is possible that during the dive there was a blackout resulting in loss of control and that emergency procedures could not be carried out and the submarine could fall to a depth of 600-700 meters.” .
The sea in the area is shallower than other parts of the archipelago but its depth can reach even 1,500 meters.
The 1,395 tonne KRI Nanggala-402 was manufactured in Germany in 1978, according to the website of the Indonesian Cabinet Secretariat, and underwent a two-year repair process in South Korea, which was completed in 2012.
Indonesia used to have a fleet of 12 submarines purchased by the Soviet Union to conduct patrols in its archipelago. It now has a fleet of only five submarines, including two German-built Type 209 submarines and three newer South Korean vessels.
Indonesia is seeking to upgrade its defense capabilities, but some of its equipment, which is still in the process of maintenance and repair, is obsolete and there have been fatal crashes in recent years, mainly involving older military transport aircraft.
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