The wreckage of an Indonesian Navy submarine missing since Wednesday has been found on the seafloor and all its 53 crew are confirmed dead, Indonesia military commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto said Sunday.
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"This tragedy shocked all of us. Not only the families of the 53 crew members... but also the entire Indonesian people," he said.
Hopes of finding any of the crew alive had already dimmed Saturday, when debris including a bottle of grease, part of a torpedo launcher, part of a metal tube, prayer mats and fuel were found floating at a location where the sea is 850 meters (930 yards) deep.
Authorities said earlier the submarine could not survive at depths beyond 500 meters. The crew were also expected to have run out of oxygen early on Saturday.
The German-made submarine lost contact during a military exercise in the Bali Strait early on Wednesday morning.
53 crew of lost naval submarine declared dead as Indonesia finds wreckage | CNN
The wreckage of an Indonesian Navy submarine missing since Wednesday has been found on the sea floor and all its 53 crew are confirmed dead, Indonesia military commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto said Sunday.
www.cnn.com
"This tragedy shocked all of us. Not only the families of the 53 crew members... but also the entire Indonesian people," he said.
Hopes of finding any of the crew alive had already dimmed Saturday, when debris including a bottle of grease, part of a torpedo launcher, part of a metal tube, prayer mats and fuel were found floating at a location where the sea is 850 meters (930 yards) deep.
Authorities said earlier the submarine could not survive at depths beyond 500 meters. The crew were also expected to have run out of oxygen early on Saturday.
The German-made submarine lost contact during a military exercise in the Bali Strait early on Wednesday morning.
