Indonesian sub missing
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Indonesian sub missing
A search job for Australian Poseidons ?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-56829278
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-56829278
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Indonesian rescuers searching for a submarine that went missing with 53 people on board found an oil spill on Wednesday near where the vessel dived, 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.
An aerial search found an oil spill near the submarine's dive location and two navy vessels with sonar capability have been deployed to assist in the search, the Defense Ministry said.
A ministry statement said requests for assistance had been sent and Australia, Singapore and India had responded......
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.
An aerial search found an oil spill near the submarine's dive location and two navy vessels with sonar capability have been deployed to assist in the search, the Defense Ministry said.
A ministry statement said requests for assistance had been sent and Australia, Singapore and India had responded......
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There has to be a design life for such a vulnerable craft as a submersible and 44 years must surely be beyond that.
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The 209 is a coastal/littoral boat and normally would not go that deep that often. 25 years is a good age for a well maintained sub. Wake up tim,e for any navy still running these.
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Nipping them in the bud is critical, but very difficult to implement. Somehow the USN has achieved that culture, maybe a legacy of Rickover's.
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My very limited sub experience was decades plus after those disasters, but the maintenance routines were what stuck in my mind. They are relentless, which of course is what is needed to keep this contraption safe.
I do not know how to transfer that mindset to a different culture, but imho it is at least as critical as the technical training.
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"The KRI Nanggala is divided into three parts, the hull of the ship, the stern of the ship, and the main parts are all separated, with the main part found cracked," he told reporters on Sunday.
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I doubt it. Firstly, the wreckage normally seems to provide enough information to figure out what went wrong; secondly, any such device could be incredibly valuable to any adversary who gets to it first...
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That would allow a more immediate alert and speed the location of the wreck.
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