“It’s possible people don’t survive,” he said. However, hopes of survival are growing dim. Rescuers will likely have to break the hull or conning tower as the submarine doesn’t have a rescue seat, he said. “It was an accident waiting to happen,” Ridzwan said. It was supposed to be decommissioned but because of limited funding, the government decided to upgrade it instead in South Korea, he said. KRI Nanggala-402 was built in Germany in 1977 and joined the ranks of the Indonesian navy in 1981. The typical life cycle for a naval submarine is only about 30 to 35 years, Ridzwan said. According to the Janes analyst, the incident could have been avoided if the vessel wasn’t overloaded or kept in service for so long. Questions are being raised as Indonesian authorities try to shed light on the Southeast Asian nation’s first submarine disappearance. “Hopefully, this can be found soon while there is still spare oxygen,” the navy’s Margono said in a Thursday statement. Meanwhile, Indonesia has deployed more than 20 vessels to scour the waters and is conducting aerial surveillance after an oil spill was found around the submarine’s starting dive position. The U.S.’s Poseidon airship is also en-route from the Philippines, while two Australian vessels have arrived on-site, Indonesia’s army spokesperson Djawara Whimbo said on Friday. Navies in Singapore and Malaysia have sent ships equipped with deep submergence rescue vehicles to aid in the search. About 44 crew perished when the aging Argentinian submarine ARA San Juan went missing in 2017. About 118 crew died in 2000 when the Russian nuclear stealth machine Kursk exploded then came to rest on the ocean floor off Murmansk. While people can self-evacuate to the surface in shallower waters less than 50 meters, pressure at greater depths is strong enough to crush steel hulls and lungs, according to salvage experts. Survival rates are low for victims of submarine accidents in waters deeper than 200 meters. Related Book: Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders L. on Saturday, Jakarta time, after which oxygen is insufficient, according to navy Commander Admiral Yudo Margono. Air in the KRI Nanggala-402 is estimated to be breathable only until 3 a.m. The search is on for a missing Indonesian Navy. Search-and-rescue teams spotted an oil slick in the area where the sub went missing. This adds greater urgency for rescuers who are racing against the clock to find the missing submarine and its crew. The Nanggala is a 44-year-old German-made attack submarine. At over 40 years, the Cold War-era submarine is among the world’s oldest in service today and was not built to withstand pressure beyond 230 meters (754 feet) deep, Ridzwan said. Rescue teams frantically searching for the KRI Nanggala 402, which. A submarine of that class has a maximum capacity of 40, according to Ridzwan Rahmat, principal defense analyst at Janes. A scan has located the missing Indonesian navy submarine around 850m (2,789ft) beneath the sea, according to military chiefs. The KRI Nanggala-402 that disappeared in waters off Bali island was carrying 53 crew during training, Indonesia’s defense ministry said. "I extend our condolences from the entire Royal Navy to the friends and families of the Nanggala and all of the Indonesian Navy at this time.By Ann Koh and Arys Aditya (Bloomberg) The Indonesian navy’s missing submarine may have been too old and overloaded when it embarked on a military exercise on Wednesday, according to a defense analyst. How deep can Indonesian submarines go Speaking to reporters, the navy chief of staff said the submarine had 'received a letter of feasibility from the navy' and that 'it was ready for battle.' Navy spokesman Julius Widjojono told Indonesias KompasTV earlier that the boat could sustain a depth of 250-500 meters (about 820-1,640 feet). "Submariners operate in some of the harshest conditions on Earth with great professionalism. "With this authentic evidence, we can declare that KRI Nanggala 402 has sunk and all the crew members are dead," he added.Īdmiral Tony Radakin, First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff for the Royal Navy, has posted a tweet in which he references this "very sad news". "We received underwater pictures that are confirmed as the parts of the submarine, including its rear vertical rudder, anchors, outer pressure body, embossed dive rudder and other ship parts," military chief Hadi Tjahjanto said. The submarine was carrying 49 crew members and three gunners as well as its commander, the Indonesian Defence Ministry said. Officials had said the vessel's oxygen supply would have run out early on Saturday, three days after the vessel went missing off the resort island of Bali. The cause of the disappearance is still uncertain. The KRI Nanggala 402 disappeared on Wednesday after its last reported dive off the resort island of Bali, with concern mounting that the submarine may have sunk in waters too deep for it to be reached or recovered. It comes a day after the Indonesian Navy declared its missing submarine had sunk and cracked open, after items from the vessel were found.
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