![]() ![]() South Korea said it has also offered help. The Indonesian military said Australia, the United States, Germany, France, Russia, India and Turkey have also offered assistance. Rescue ships from Singapore and Malaysia are expected to arrive between Saturday and Monday. Neighboring countries are rushing to join the complex operation. Margono said the oil slick may have been caused by a crack in the submarine’s tank after the vessel sank. A hydro-oceanographic survey ship equipped with underwater detection capabilities also was on its way to the site around the oil spills. The military said more than 20 navy ships, two submarines and five aircraft were searching the area where the submarine was last detected. “To the families of the crew members, I can understand your feelings and we are doing our best to save all of the crew members on board.” “Our main priority is the safety of the 53 crew members,” Widodo said in a televised address. Indonesian President Joko Widodo asked all of the country's people to pray that the submarine and crew could be found. ![]() In 2019, a fire broke out on one of the Russian navy’s deep-sea research submersibles, killing 14 sailors. In November 2017, an Argentine submarine went missing with 44 crew members in the South Atlantic, almost a year before its wreckage was found at a depth of 800 meters (2,625 feet). Owen said the submarine could be recovered from 500 meters (1,640 feet) without any damage but couldn’t say if it would have imploded at 700 meters (2,300 feet). He said a rescue submarine would make a waterproof connection to a disabled submarine with a so-called skirt fitted over the recue seat so that the hatch can be opened without the disabled submarine filling with water. ![]() Owen, a former submariner who developed an Australian submarine rescue system, said the Indonesian vessel was not fitted with a rescue seat around an escape hatch designed for underwater rescues. So they can survive at that depth, but not necessarily operate.” “They can go deeper than that because they will have a safety margin built into the design, but the pumps and other systems that are associated with that may not have the capacity to operate. “Most rescue systems are really only rated to about 600 meters (1,970 feet),” he said. Feds Find Louisville Police Discriminate Against Black People, Use Invalid Warrants ![]()
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