Authorities said oxygen in the submarine would run out by early Saturday. Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelago nation with more than 17,000 islands, has faced growing challenges to its maritime claims in recent years, including numerous incidents involving Chinese vessels near the Natuna islands. JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian navy ships searched Thursday for a submarine that likely sank too deep to retrieve, making survival chances for the 53 people on board slim.

'Submarines last fewer years in tropical waters due to the warmer water, and Indonesia doesn't have a great track record of caring for its ships,' he said. Zachary Abuza, professor of Southeast Asia studies at the Washington-based National War College, told the South China Morning Post that the warm waters around Indonesia can take its toll on the nation's sub fleet. Hiranandani wrote 'During the 1965 war, Indonesias stance was markedly pro-Pakistan.

The missing submarine was last refurbished in 2012. It had been used by more than a dozen navies over the past five decades, including those from Argentina, Greece, India and Turkey.Īsian news organizations cited analysts who say that the nearly half-century-old sub underscores the dangers of Indonesia’s decrepit military equipment.Ĭollin Koh, a research fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies in Singapore, told the South China Morning Post that the submarine went missing in 'no small part (because of) aging military hardware, though submarine accidents can also be attributed to human factors – errors in operating the boat, or even erroneous maintenance work done on the boat while moored alongside.' Indonesian Navy The submarine was found at a depth of 850 meters (930 yards) and had broken into three parts, Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Adm. Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesias navy ships on Thursday were intensely searching for a submarine that likely fell too deep to retrieve, making survival chances for the 53 people on board slim. It was a vintage Cakra-class vessel built by the former West Germany during the Cold War. Indonesias navy on Saturday reported finding items indicate that the vessel with 53 crew members was capsized and there were no survivors. Unfortunately, the submarine went missing in an area. It was built in 1977 by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, a German company. Indonesia Submarine Indonesian Navy ship KRI Singa sails to take part in the search for submarine KRI Nanggala that went missing while participating in a training exercise on Wednesday, off Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia, Thursday, April 22, 2021. An Indonesia Navy task force has begun to search for the submarine, and Indonesia has called for assistance from both Singapore and Australia. The KRI Nanggala 402 sub was one of five operated by the Indonesian navy.

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