Indonesia finds remains of missing submarine, considers sunk

Indonesia said the missing submarine sunk on Saturday in the early hours of Wednesday in Bali waters after finding several items belonging to the submersible in the search area, but authorities they do not give up the hope of finding alive one of the 53 crew members.

Yudo Margono, head of the Indonesian navy, told a press conference that in recent days found parts of a torpedo, a cooling tube, a rag used for praying and lubricant for the periscope among other items, which could indicate that there was a crack in the vessel.

“No ship has passed within ten miles, so experts believe these items belonged to KRI Nanggala “Margono said.

The authorities believe that KRI Nanggala-402 is now at a depth of about 850 meters, but they assured that they still have hopes of finding some of the 53 crew members alive and prepare for possible evacuations of survivors.

Because of how deep they think it is, they suspect the submarine began to crack when it was between 400 and 500 meters below the surface, it was not designed to descend further.

The chances of finding the crew members alive aboard the submarine were already minimal since the deadline of 72 hours marked as limit for oxygen reserves.

A blackout During the submersion, he was able to cause the crew to lose control of the submersible and prevent them from carrying out an emergency evacuation, according to the Indonesian Navy.

Margono clarified that the oxygen lasts a maximum of three days in the event of a power failure, but if the electrical systems continue to operate, it can last up to five days.