Search for missing Indonesian submarine finds oil spill

In this Jan 18,2017, file photo, Indonesia's then Air Force Chief of Staff Air Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto talks to journalists after his swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia's military says a navy submarine is missing near the resort island of Bali with 53 people on board. Military chief Hadi Tjahjanto says the KRI Nanggala 402 was participating in a training exercise on April 21,2020 when it missed a scheduled reporting call. -AP

JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesian rescuers searching for a submarine that went missing with 53 people on board found an oil spill on Wednesday (April 21) near its dive location, authorities said.

The 44-year-old submarine, KRI Nanggala-402, was conducting a torpedo drill in waters north of the island of Bali but failed to relay the results as expected, a navy spokesman said.