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Indonesia searching for 53 crew aboard missing submarine, seeks Australia, Singapore help
Published April 21, 2021
Updated April 21, 2021
In this handout aerial photo taken on March 17, 2021 and released by the Indonesia Defence Ministry, Indonesia's submarine Alugoro-405 built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), is seen in Surabaya. Indonesia Defence Ministry via AFP
JAKARTA — Indonesia's navy is searching for 53 people on board a missing submarine and is seeking help from Australia and Singapore, the country's military chief told Reuters on Wednesday (April 21).
The German-made submarine, KRI Nanggala-402, was conducting a torpedo drill in waters north of the island of Bali on Wednesday but failed to relay the results as expected, a navy spokesman said.
Representatives of the defence departments of Australia and Singapore did not immediately respond to requests for comment. REUTERS
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/world/i...ubmarine-after-failure-report-back-exercise-1
Published April 21, 2021
Updated April 21, 2021

In this handout aerial photo taken on March 17, 2021 and released by the Indonesia Defence Ministry, Indonesia's submarine Alugoro-405 built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), is seen in Surabaya. Indonesia Defence Ministry via AFP
JAKARTA — Indonesia's navy is searching for 53 people on board a missing submarine and is seeking help from Australia and Singapore, the country's military chief told Reuters on Wednesday (April 21).
The German-made submarine, KRI Nanggala-402, was conducting a torpedo drill in waters north of the island of Bali on Wednesday but failed to relay the results as expected, a navy spokesman said.
Representatives of the defence departments of Australia and Singapore did not immediately respond to requests for comment. REUTERS
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/world/i...ubmarine-after-failure-report-back-exercise-1