KRI Nanggala-402 That Disappeared In Bali Allegedly Entered A 700 Meter Deep Trench

DOK ANTARA/KRI Nanggala-402

JAKARTA - The TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto has updated the information on the incident of the loss of KRI Nanggala-402 in waters about 60 miles or about 95 kilometers from the north of Bali Island.

"After the dive permit was given, contact immediately lost contact," said Hadi in his statement, Wednesday, April 21.

Hadi hopes that the 1979 German-made submarine can still be found. Currently, he said the TNI was deploying various warships to the scene.

In addition, Indonesia has asked for help from Singapore and Australia which have a submarine rescue ship. There are allegations, the ship is now in a trough at a depth of 700 m.

"Tomorrow I will immediately go to the location," said Hadi.

Initially, the KRI Nanggala participated in the scenario of a missile shooting exercise in the Bali sea. The exercise, which is planned to be attended by the TNI Commander and Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy (KSAL) Admiral Yudho Margono, will be held on Thursday, April 22.

However, the KRI Nanggala allegedly drowned while rehearsing for a missile firing exercise. Initially a number of journalists would be involved to cover the missile shooting exercise.

The journalists who should have entered the KRI dr Soeharso at 10.00 WITA, have yet to receive any information about the planned departure.

After observing ship traffic through the Marine Radar application at 10:00 to 12:00 WITA, it appears that there are two military ships to the north of Bali.

The two seem to be apart in side by side. However, at 15.30 WITA, one of the ships was seen approaching the coast of North Bali, while the other ship was still in its original position.