Next to the island of Bali, where the submarine of the naval forces (Navy) was disappeared by Indonesia KRI Nanggala-40, traces of oil spill were found. This is reported by the Reuters agency with reference to the Ministry of Defense.
Oil stain discovered the military during the search for submarines from the air. The department clarified that two ship with echolocators were sent to the area of the disappearance of the vessel.
The KRI Nanggala-40 submarine, with 53 sailors on board, conducted teachings with torpedoes when they stopped being contacted. Presumably, at the moment, the submarine is in the waters of the North Bali at a depth of 700 meters. Indonesia’s authorities requested help from Singapore and Australia for ship search.
The submarine built in Germany has a cruising speed of 21.5 nodes and, according to preliminary data, was modernized in 2011.