The Indonesian Navy Ensures That The KRI Nanggala-402 Submarine Is Not Overloaded

DOCUMENTATION BETWEEN/KRI NANGGALA-402

JAKARTA - Asrena, Chief of Naval Staff Rear Admiral Muhammad Ali, confirmed that the sinking of the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine in Bali waters was not due to overload.

This was conveyed to deny allegations by a number of parties that there was an overload because the crew carried by the German-made submarine reached 53 people.

He did not agree even though the specifications listed regarding the ship could only carry 33 people. Because it only refers to the number of beds in the ship.

"The statement that this submarine is overloaded is completely baseless and may not be experienced," Ali told a press conference on Tuesday, April 27.

Ali said that he understood the ins and outs of the KRI Nanggala-402 which had been operating since 1981 in Indonesian waters. Moreover, he had served in submarines including KRI Nanggala-402 when he was Second Lieutenant (Lieutenant), to Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant Colonel).

So, he knew that this ship could carry 50 or more personnel. In fact, when carrying out an infiltration mission, the crew being transported can be increased by one team or consisting of 7 members, bringing the total number to 57 people.

"Meanwhile, at the time of the tragedy of the KRI Nanggala yesterday, only 53 people drowned and other than that at the time of the incident, they only carried 3 torpedoes," he said.

Furthermore, the KRI Nanggala-402 is also designed to carry eight torpedoes. Meanwhile, the weight of each torpedo has almost reached 2 tons.

"We have sailed for years and never had a problem. So if it is declared overloaded it is very inappropriate and very wrong and baseless," he said.

As previously reported, TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto on the fifth day of the search or on Sunday, April 25, announced that 53 soldiers on board the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine were declared dead in their duties.

The announcement was made after the search team found a number of authentic evidence that showed the KRI Nanggala-402 sank at a depth of 838 meters and the hull of the ship was split into three parts.

The ship is actually scheduled to have a missile firing exercise in the Bali Sea scheduled for Thursday, April 22. This exercise will be witnessed by TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto and Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Laksamana Yudho Margono.

Technically, the KRI Nanggala-402 comes from the Type 209/1300 which was made by the Howaldtswerke shipyard in Kiel, West Germany in 1979, and entered active service in 1981.

The propulsion system of the KRI Nanggala-402 consists of a low-speed Siemens diesel-electric motor whose labor is directly channeled to the propeller at the stern.

The thrust strength is 5,000 shp (shaft horse power), while the electric batteries weighing about 25 percent of the gross weight of the ship store electric power. Four supercharged MTU diesel engines are responsible for supplying the ship's electric power.