(Eric Ireng/The Associated Press) Margono said rescue. It is launched from the MV Swift Rescue and can go underwater to connect with the submarine, ferrying the crew to safety. Crew members of the Indonesian navy's maritime patrol search on Saturday for the submarine that went missing last Wednesday in the Bali Sea. The smaller DSAR 6 submersible plays a key role in an underwater rescue. The Indonesian navy has declared that its missing submarine KRI Nanggala-402. The ship is equipped with recompression chambers, which help prevent and treat decompression sickness, an eight-bed high dependency ward and a 10-bed sick bay. The apparent sinking of an Indonesian submarine with 53 people on board is among history's worst submarine disasters. MV Swift Rescue, which has a maximum speed of 12 knots and can operate out at sea continuously for up to 28 days, is equipped with a Deep Search and Rescue Six (DSAR 6) submersible vessel. A helicopter spotted an oil spill near the location where the submarine was granted clearance to dive. Singapore and Indonesia had signed a submarine rescue support and cooperation agreement in 2012 for the RSN's submarine rescue system to be made available to the Indonesian Navy, whose resources will also support the RSN in the event of a submarine disaster.Īn Indonesian military spokesman was quoted in media reports as saying that the MV Swift Rescue is estimated to arrive at the search area on Saturday. Indonesian navy declares lost sub sunk, as hope fades for its 53 crew No sign of missing Indonesian submarine as oxygen supply dwindles The underwater robot deployed by Singaporean vessel MV. After a five-day search, wreckage from Indonesia’s missing submarine KRI Nanggala has been discovered at a depth of more than 800 metres in the Bali Sea. "In the meantime, our fervent prayers and hopes go out to the crew of KRI Nanggala, for their safety and resilience and also to the search and locate teams of the Indonesian Navy currently on site," he added.
The site for search operations, near Bali, is more than 1,500km away and waters are deep, which is why MV Swift Rescue sailed off as soon as she could. The Indonesian Navy chief ordered the submarine to run through the exercise again, which was what the vessel was preparing to do when it went missing, Admiral Widjojono said. "It is only natural that we do whatever we can to assist in times like this. Dr Ng also said that Singapore's military ties with Indonesia are very close, built up during bilateral exercises held over the years and with engagements at all levels.
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