Missing submarine
Indonesia searches for vessel with 53 aboard
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Crew and officers at a ceremony on board the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine in Surabaya in 2019, in a handout photo from the Indonesia military.
PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Indonesian rescuers were yesterday searching for a submarine that went missing with 53 people on board in waters off Bali island.
The authorities found an oil spill near the dive location of the 44-year-old submarine, KRI Nanggala-402, with Australia, Singapore and India responding to Indonesia's request for assistance.
Singapore's submarine support vessel MV Swift Rescue departed from Changi Naval Base yesterday afternoon.
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