The video that comes to light and shows the crew members of the Indonesian submarine who were killed after an explosion, singing while playing music, just a few weeks before their death, causes a stir.
The Indonesian Navy submarine, which went missing from radar last week off the island of Bali, sank to the bottom, disintegrating into three pieces, with initial estimates of an accident caused by a torpedo launch explosion. during military exercise. Among the members pictured singing in the video published by the British newspaper Guardian is their governor, Heri Oktavian.
The tragic irony is that the crew members sang a well-known hit in Indonesia, whose name means "Goodbye". "Even if I'm not ready to miss you. I'm not ready to live without you. I wish you the best ", are just some of the lyrics of the song.
According to the Guardian, the video was recorded as a farewell for the outgoing commander of the submarine whose replacement took over in early March.
The location of the submarine
The head of Indonesia's Armed Forces, Hadi Jajado, has confirmed to reporters that all 53 crew members have been killed. "Based on all the evidence, we can say that the KRI Nanggala sank and its entire crew was killed," said Jajando.
Rescuers also found several items, including a life buoy believed to belong to the crew of the KRI Nanggala-402, whose contact was lost last Wednesday while preparing to launch a torpedo as part of an exercise. According to Jajando, the submarine has been cut into three parts: the stern, the hull and the central part, which has cracks.
The President expressed his condolences to the crew families
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said he had been informed by the country's Navy that a submarine missing since Wednesday had been found submerged in the Bali island and expressed his condolences to the families of the 53 crew members.
"The army and navy have changed the status of the submarine KRI Nanggala 402 from 'missing' to 'submerged'," he told reporters. "All Indonesians express our deep sorrow over the tragedy to the crew families," he added.
The wreckage of the submarine that disappeared off the island of Bali was found yesterday Saturday in the sea, the Indonesian Navy announced and all estimates contributed to the fact that the submarine had disintegrated after falling to a depth of 850 meters. Hundreds of soldiers and about 20 ships were mobilized to locate the submarine, which has been missing since Wednesday when it attended military exercises.
The Indonesian Navy had estimated at the time that the crew's maximum oxygen supply in the event of a power outage was 72 hours, which expired at about 2:00 a.m. Saturday local time. However, the submarine had "broken" earlier in three pieces, as it was not possible to emerge, resulting in falling to a depth much higher than the maximum of its specifications.
"Based on the information we believe comes from KRI Nanggala, we have changed the status of the submarine from 'missing' to 'submerged,'" Judo Margono, a spokesman for the Indonesian Navy, told a news conference yesterday.
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The first findings show an explosion in the torpedo tube
The wreckage found "could not have come from the submarine except after extreme pressure or damage to the torpedo launch system," he said.
The Navy located several items, including a piece of torpedo launcher and a bottle of grease used to lubricate the submarine's periscope. A prayer mat was also found in the sea.
Investigations are ongoing, but a large-scale rescue operation appears "very dangerous and difficult," a Navy spokesman said. "We do not know the status of the victims, as we have not yet located them." "But after locating these objects, you can draw your own conclusions," he said.
The submarine, one of five owned by the Indonesian Navy, sank early Wednesday morning as part of a military exercise at sea off the island of Bali. The army lost contact with the submarine a short time later.
According to the military, the submarine, which can sail to a depth of 500 meters, may have sunk up to 700 meters below sea level.
An oil spill found on Thursday in the area where the submarine had sunk may mean that there was a fuel leak from it, which may indicate that it has been damaged, according to experts.
The military did not say why the submarine had a crew of 53, while it is not normally expected to have more than 40. Such submarines can withstand pressure at depths of 300 to 400 meters. Deeper, where the water pressure is higher, there is a risk of rupture of their hull.
Aid has been sent to the region from the US, India and Malaysia.