KRI Nanggala (402)

Chinese Navy to Help with Recovery of Indonesian Sub Wreck

PLAN Ocean Salvage and Rescue Ship Yongxing Dao-863

KUALA LUMPUR – China has dispatched three ships to Indonesia to assist in the salvaging of the Indonesian attack submarine KRI Nanggala (402). Two ships – the People’s Liberation Army Navy Ocean Tug Nantuo-195 and PLAN Ocean Salvage and Rescue Ship Yongxing Dao-863 – arrived on scene May 3 and the third ship, scientific research vessel Tan Suo 2, is expected to arrive today.

Beijing had earlier made an offer to Indonesian Defense Minister...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/04/chinese-navy-to-help-with-recovery-of-indonesian-sub-wreck

Indonesian Navy Declares Missing Submarine Sunk After Finding Debris

KRI Nanggala (402) in 2015. US Navy Photo

KUALA LUMPUR — The Indonesian Armed Forces has declared the status of attack submarine KRI Nanggala (402) as sunk, following the discovery of debris from the submarine in the search area. In a joint press conference in Bali, Chief Armed Forces Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto and Chief of Navy Adm. Yudo Margono stated that the discovery of debris from the submarine which included items that could only have come from the interior of the submarine has...

https://news.usni.org/2021/04/24/indonesian-navy-declares-missing-submarine-sunk-after-finding-debris

U.S., Australia Join in Search for Missing Indonesian Attack Sub

A P-8A Poseidon, assigned to the ‘Fighting Tigers’ of Patrol Squadron (VP) 8, lands at Misawa Air Base during scheduled flight operations on Jan. 15, 2021. US Navy Photo

KUALA LUMPUR — Indonesia is focusing its search efforts for missing submarine KRI Nanggala (402) in an area 25 miles north of Celukan Bawang Beach in Bali, while both Australia and the United States have joined the search effort with the commitment of two ships and an aircraft, respectively.

In a press conference on Friday, the...

3 Submarine Rescue Ships Hunting for Missing Indonesian Submarine

MV Swift Rescue departing Changi Naval Base for the search operation. Singapore Defense Ministry Photo

KULA LUMPUR — Search efforts on Thursday have yet to turn up any sign of the missing Indonesian attack submarine KRI Nanggala (402) and 53 personnel. Meanwhile, submarine rescue ships from three different countries are en route to the scene near Bali.

India, Malaysia and Singapore have all dispatched their respective submarine rescue ships to the area with both Malaysia and Singapore stating...

https://news.usni.org/2021/04/22/3-submarine-rescue-ships-hunting-for-missing-indonesian-submarine

Indonesian Attack Submarine Missing After Participating in Exercise Near Bali

KRI Nanggala (402) in 2015. US Navy Photo

Indonesia submarine KRI Nanggala (402) went missing on Wednesday after it failed to report in while undertaking a simulated torpedo firing in preparation for a live firing later this week.
The Chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces, Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, told various international and Indonesian media outlets that contact with the submarine was lost at 0300 Indonesian time when it was 60 miles north of Bali. He stated that the submarine had...

https://news.usni.org/2021/04/21/indonesian-attack-submarine-missing-after-participating-in-exercise-near-bali

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