Sing and smile with their captain: the latest video from the sailors of the Indonesian submarine sunk in Bali

There are a few seconds that will forever be etched in the memory of those loved ones who have lost one of the 53 crew members of KRI-Nanggala, the submarine of Indonesia whose remains were found this Sunday without survivors. This is a video revealed by Indonesian authorities in which you can see a gathering of several of the sailors who made up the found ship divided into three, among which is its commander, Heri Oktavian.

In the recording, the captain and much of the crew can be seen singing and paying their respects as a farewell. “Although you are not ready to miss you, I am not ready to live without you. I wish you all the best», The sailors sing. The video was filmed as a farewell to the outgoing commander of the Navy Submarine Corps.

All 53 crew members aboard the Indonesian submarine that disappeared last week were killed, the military confirmed on Sunday. The boat had been found in pieces on the seabed. Authorities said they picked up signals early Sunday morning from a location more than 800 meters deep, well below the steel hull of the KRI-Nanggala 402 was built to withstand.

They had used an underwater rescue vehicle provided by the neighbor Singapore to obtain visual confirmation of the wrecked vessel.

Tributes

The president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, announced on Monday that he would posthumously promote the fifty crew members of the Marina Indonesia died in submarine crash KRI-Nanggala-402, located on Sunday over 800 meters deep in the waters of Bali after four days of research.

“The state will award high level and honor promotions to these soldiers for their sacrifice and dedication.“Said the president in a statement in which he conveyed his”sincere condolences”For the death of the submarine’s 53 crew.

After an agonizing search against the clock, the authorities announced this Sunday that they presumed dead all the crew of the submarine which had disappeared Wednesday at dawn in the waters north of Bali, after finding the submarine divided into three parts to a depth of more than 800 meters.

Rescue teams have not yet been able to find the bodies of one of the crew members, which once recovered will be transferred to the city of Surabaya, in the java island. Authorities, who on Saturday considered the submarine sunk but still hoped to find a living crew member, rule out that the crash was caused by human error and suspect it began to suffer from cracks when was between 400 and 500 meters below the surface.

Based on videos and photos of the submarine published by the Marina Indonesia, the aft and front parts of the submarine peeled off and the middle part remained whole, but with a few cracks.

Hundreds of people in boats and helicopters from the Marina Indonesia combed relentlessly for days – aided by the sonar system and other equipment – the waters north of the Bali island where contact was lost with the submarine, made in Germany in 1978. KRI-Nanggala-402 was located by a submarine coming from Singapore who participated in the research.

In addition to Singapore, participated in the research Australia, India Yes United States, with special equipment to help locate the submarine, which went missing during military exercises. “I also thank you for the help of friendly countries in the efforts and arduous research of KRI Nanggala 402“Said the Indonesian president in his statement.

(With information from AFP, EFE and the media) .-

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