Indonesia military confirms missing submarine sank with dozens aboard


Indonesian Military chief Hadi Tjahjanto delivers his speech as the debris believed to be from the missing Indonesian Navy KRI Nanggala-402 submarine is displayed during a media conference at Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali, Indonesia, April 24, 2021. - Reuters

BALI, April 25 (AFP): Debris has been recovered from a missing Indonesian submarine, the country's navy said last on Saturday (April 24), suggesting that the stricken vessel could have broken apart after sinking with 53 crew aboard.

The development dashed already slim hopes of rescuing the sailors alive after their oxygen reserves were understood to have run out earlier in the day.

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