The submarine must be rescued within 72 hours

The chances of rescuing missing Indonesian submarines are dwindling. The sinking Indonesian submarine with 53 crew members had to be rescued within 72 hours. Because the ship had enough oxygen to last three days. The submarine must be rescued by Saturday if the sailors are to survive.

Jakarta says the submarine has only 24 hours of oxygen storage.

Rescuers and helicopters are also searching the northern part of Bali in search of 53 sailors on Friday. KRI-Nangal Four Zero Two went missing there on Wednesday. The 44-year-old submarine was conducting torpedo exercises at sea.

The danger was that the dive would sink deeper than power. The 1,400-tonne submarine has a range of 1,500 feet. The U.S. Navy is conducting a joint search with Indonesia.

They claim that unidentified objects with “high magnetic force” have been identified between 184 and 328 feet deep in the ocean. However, the thing is not stagnant – it could not be confirmed. The submarine was built by Germany in 1968; Which was added to the Indonesian navy in 1981.

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