What should have been a routine training drill turned into a horrific accident when a submarine in Indonesia vanished without a trace in north Bali waters.
A search team which included vessels from all over the world came together to look for the lost submarine, and when they finally found it, they discovered it had been cracked into three parts.
All 53 crew members on board are presumed to be dead.
Now, it turns out that just weeks before the tragedy, the fallen crew members sang “Goodbye” on the submarine.
Fallen Indonesian Submarine Crew Members Were Singing “Goodbye” Weeks Before It Went Down
The video was reportedly filmed a few weeks ago before the KRI Nanggala 402 went down with 53 sailors on board.
It was recorded as a farewell for the outgoing commander of the navy’s submarine corps, reported AFP.
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In the moving video, the crew can be seen cheerfully singing “Sampai Jumpa”, an Indonesian hit which means “goodbye”.
While submarine commander Heri Oktavian strums an acoustic guitar, the crew sings some rather poignant lyrics:
“Even though I’m not ready to be missing you, I’m not ready to live without you.”
“I wish all the best for you.”
Even though it was posted just two days ago, the video has already garnered over 1.3 million views, with netizens expressing their condolences.
What Happened
At about 3:00am on 21 April, the Nanggala began torpedo drills with 53 crew members in waters north of Bali.
45 minutes after it sank into the water, contact with the submarine was lost as sonar pings had gone unanswered.
The authorities were racing against the clock to find the missing submarine and its crew members as they had limited oxygen on board the vessel.
Soon after news of the lost submarine broke, several countries offered to join the search effort, including Singapore.
An aerial search found an oil spill on the surface near where the submarine had dived, which could have been a distress signal from the crew, or a sign that the vessel’s fuel tank had been damaged.
When the authorities finally obtained visual images of the submarine, they were shocked to discover that it had been cracked into three parts on the seabed.
They also found broken remnants of the submarine floating in the water, including hull parts, a vertical rear steer, an anchor, and dive rudder.
Sadly, based on the visual images, all 53 crew members on board have been declared dead.
Officials believe that a power blackout on the submarine may have caused it to lose control and become unable to perform emergency procedures.
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