On behalf of the East Kalimantan provincial government and neighborhood, Guv Isran Noor offered condolences over the accident befalling the crew members of the submarine KRI Nanggala 402
Samarinda, E Kalimantan – East Kalimantan Governor Isran Noor urged the provincial government and private institutions to fly Indonesia’s flag at half-mast for 3 days to honor 53 naval personnel, who passed away on task aboard submarine KRI Nanggala 402.
The guv made the call quickly after receiving details that all crew members of the submarine were pronounced dead, Head of the Public Relations Bureau at the Secretariat of the East Kalimantan Provincial Federal government M. Syafranuddin specified here on Monday.
” On behalf of the East Kalimantan provincial government and neighborhood, Governor Isran Noor used acknowledgements over the accident befalling the team members of the submarine KRI Nanggala402 The marine soldiers, who died in the line of responsibility are the very best soldiers,” he remarked.
The guv appealed to individuals of East Kalimantan to pray that Allah SWT forgives the fallen naval soldiers and accepts their kind deeds. May they pass away a martyr and their bereaved families remain resilient.
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” The East Kalimantan provincial federal government and individuals take pride in the KRI Nanggala 402 team members that continued to perform their duties with all threats under the sea,” he stated.
Contact with the German-made submarine was lost while it was getting ready for a torpedo drill on Wednesday (April 24).
Indonesian Navy’s Chief of Personnel, Admiral Yudo Margono, validated that the submarine had actually sunk after several of its parts were retrieved throughout the search mission.
” The elements (that were discovered) are torpedo tube-straighteners, coolant pipelines wrap, a bottle of periscope lubricating oil, prayer mats, and heat-retaining sponges,” Margono disclosed at a recent press conference.
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