Indonesia intensifies hunt for missing submarine but hopes begin to fade for 53 crew on board
- Nearly two dozen warships were on Friday taking part in the ramped-up hunt, as Australia and the United States joined the search
- Oxygen will run out on Saturday and the submarine may have sunk as deep as 700 metres – well below what it was built to withstand
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Indonesia racing to find missing submarine with 53 crew as oxygen soon to run out
Nearly two dozen warships were taking part in the ramped-up hunt, as Australia and the United States joined the search off the coast of Bali where the sub disappeared more than two days ago during training exercises.
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Indonesia racing to find missing submarine with 53 crew as oxygen soon to run out
The military said it had picked up signs of an object with high magnetism at a depth of between 50 and 100 metres.
Ships equipped with specialised tracking equipment were deployed in the hope that it may be the KRI Nanggala 402, which was equipped with oxygen reserves that could last until early Saturday, authorities said.
The search zone covers an area of about 34 square kilometres.
“We’ve only got until 3am tomorrow [Saturday] so we’re maximising all of our efforts today,” Indonesian military spokesman Achmad Riad said earlier.