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peppertree

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Fri Apr 23, 2021, 08:00 PM Apr 2021

Lost submarine in Indonesia leaves rescuers frantic as 53 on board near end of oxygen

escue efforts continue for a missing Indonesian submarine with 53 crew aboard, believed sunk in deep water north of Bali.

Indonesian search teams have identified an area where the submarine may be located, CNN reported Friday. A navy ship found an object 164 to 328 feet below the surface, about 25 miles north of Bali, where an oil slick can be seen.

The sub disappeared Wednesday morning 60 miles north of Bali after a military exercise, Indonesia's navy said.

At the time, officials believed that the sub was more than 2,000 feet deep, making recovery impossible, authorities said.

At: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2021/04/22/missing-indonesian-navy-submarine-rescue-effort-oxygen/7333074002/

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Lost submarine in Indonesia leaves rescuers frantic as 53 on board near end of oxygen (Original Post) peppertree Apr 2021 OP
Oh how horrible...... secondwind Apr 2021 #1
This, I believe, is the worst such incident since Argentina's ARA San Juan tragedy in 2017 (44 dead) peppertree Apr 2021 #2
. applegrove Apr 2021 #3
Couldn't get me in a sub, unless it was one-man in relatively shallow water. Hoyt Apr 2021 #4
damn...horrible way to go FirstLight Apr 2021 #5
To those in peril on the sea ... marble falls Apr 2021 #6

peppertree

(21,624 posts)
2. This, I believe, is the worst such incident since Argentina's ARA San Juan tragedy in 2017 (44 dead)
Fri Apr 23, 2021, 08:10 PM
Apr 2021

The ARA San Juan tragedy is still hugely controversial in Argentina, especially after evidence recently surfaced that it was actually located within days of the sinking (rather than a year later, as the official story goes) - and that then-President Macri knew.

I don't doubt that Indonesia's government will treat the upcoming investigation a lot more responsibly and ethically than Trump's pal Macri did (a low bar, to be sure).

Above all, Godspeed to the 53 sailors.

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