There Was A Movement Under The Sea, The KSAL Called It Not Nanggala-402 But FADs

KRI Nanggala-402 (PHOTO VIA ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Chief of Staff of the Navy (KSAL) Laksmana Yudo Margono said that his party had detected movement at a speed of 2.5 knots underwater. This movement was detected at the location of the disappearance of the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine in Bali waters.

In fact, according to Yudo, this movement did not come from a German-made ship carrying 53 crew members but from FADs. FAD is a fishing aid that is installed in the sea either in shallow or deep waters.

"So what was found yesterday was an underwater FAD. So the data recording was very weak," said Yudo in a press conference broadcast on YouTube Puspen TNI, Thursday, April 22.

To reconfirm, Yudo and TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto then visited the location this morning. Yudo said that at that time, underwater movements were detected by means of a magent meter from KRI Rimau with a high level of magnetism.

"It was found high magnetism in a point with a depth of approximately 50-100 meters floating," he said.

Yudo hopes that this afternoon his party can use the multi-band echosounder from KRI Rimau to search for the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine again. In addition, to help with the search, KRI Rigel will also arrive in Bali waters this afternoon.

"Later this can be studied in more detail so that it appears there that the magnetism is high. The hope is KRI Nanggala," he said.

Previously reported, KRI Nanggala-402 was suspected of experiencing a blackout during static diving. This condition makes the ship uncontrollable and unable to carry out emergency procedures. The ship is also alleged to have been at a depth of 600-700 meters.

This depth is known to exceed the capability of a ship with a maximum diving specification of 500 meters. KRI Nanggala-402 is one of five Indonesian Navy submarines currently undergoing training trials in Bali waters.