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India joins search for Indonesian submarine
Why is it in news?
- The Indian Navy dispatched its deep submergence rescue vessel (DSRV) from Visakhapatnam to support the Indonesian Navy in the search and rescue efforts for its submarine KRI Nanggala.
Details:
- The Indonesian submarine 'KRI Nanggala-402' vessel is thought to have disappeared about 60 miles (100km) off the coast of Bali, with 53 personnel aboard.
- The submarine was German-built.
- Indian Navy’s DSRV system can locate a submarine up to 1,000-metre depth utilising its state-of-the-art side scan sonar and remotely operated vehicle.
- Singapore and Malaysia have dispatched ships, and the US, Australia, France, and Germany have offered assistance.
Source: The Hindu.