Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday spoke to his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto and assured him of India’s support to Indonesia in finding an attack submarine that went missing with 53 people on board during a military exercise in the waters of the north of Bali.
The Indian Navy has already sent a deep submergence rescue vessel (DSRV) to help the Indonesian Navy find the submarine that has been missing since Wednesday following an alert it received through the International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office (ISMERLO).
“Spoke to the Defence Minister of Indonesia, General Prabowo Subianto, over the phone and shared my pain over the news of missing submarine Nanggala and its crew members. India is extending its full support to the ongoing Indonesian rescue efforts,” Rajnath Singh tweeted.
According to Indonesian authorities, the KRI Nanggala-402, a German-made submarine, went missing during the exercise around the Bali Strait. Countries including Malaysia and Singapore are sending rescue vessels to help the Indonesian Navy find the submarine.
