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How deep is the lost Indonesian submarine?
After a five-day search, wreckage from Indonesia’s missing submarine KRI Nanggala has been discovered at a depth of more than 800 metres in the Bali Sea.
What happens when a submarine sinks too deep?
Originally Answered: What happens when a submarine goes too deep? If a submarine goes below their crush depth, eventually the pressure is beyond what the hull can handle and the submarine breaks open. The pressure wave immediately killes everyone onboard and the submarine sinks to the bottom.
How deep can army submarines go?
It’s generally accepted that the maximum depth (depth of implosion or collapse) is about 1.5 or 2 times deeper. The latest open literature says that a US Los Angeles-class test depth is 450m (1,500 ft), suggesting a maximum depth of 675–900m (2,250–3,000 ft).
What happened to the KRI Nanggala in its final moments?
Indonesian submarine found: what might have happened to the KRI Nanggala in its final moments? After a five-day search, wreckage from Indonesia’s missing submarine KRI Nanggala has been discovered at a depth of more than 800 metres in the Bali Sea.
What happened to the Nanggala Submarine?
On 21 April 2021, the submarine sank in the Bali Sea during a torpedo drill, killing all 53 personnel on board. Ordered in 1977, Nanggala was launched in 1980 and commissioned in 1981. It conducted intelligence gathering operations in the Indian Ocean and around East Timor and North Kalimantan.
What is the name of the submarine that sank in Indonesia?
KRI Nanggala (402), also known as Nanggala II, was one of two Cakra -class Type 209/1300 diesel-electric attack submarines of the Indonesian Navy. On 21 April 2021, the submarine sank in the Bali Sea during a torpedo drill, killing all 53 personnel on board. Ordered in 1977, Nanggala was launched in 1980 and commissioned in 1981.
Can Indonesia’s Nanggala be saved?
Indonesian authorities hope to salvage Nanggala’s wreckage, according to reports. This is possible and there is some precedent for this. The United States’ 1974 mission codenamed Project “Azorian” involved the covert recovery (from much deeper water) of large components of a sunken Soviet missile-carrying submarine.