What is KRI Nanggala (402)?
'''KRI ''Nanggala'' (402)''', also known as '''''Nanggala II''''', was one of two {{sclass|Cakra|submarine|0}} [[Type 209 submarine|Type 209/1300]] [[diesel-electric]] [[attack submarine]]s of the [[Indonesian Navy]]. In April 2021, the vessel sank in the [[Bali Sea]] and all 53 personnel were killed. ''Nanggala'' was declared missing on {{dts|2021.04.21|format=dmy}}, hours after losing contact with surface personnel while it was underwater. It was in the middle of a torpedo drill in waters north of [[Bali]] and had fired a live [[SUT torpedo]] before it went missing.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indonesia searches for missing submarine with 53 on board |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesian-navy-checking-submarine-after-failure-report-back-exercise-2021-04-21/ |access-date=21 April 2021 |work=Reuters |date=21 April 2021 |archive-date=21 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421093435/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesian-navy-checking-submarine-after-failure-report-back-exercise-2021-04-21/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Three days later, on 24 April 2021, debris from the submarine was found on the surface, and the Indonesian Navy declared ''Nanggala'' as sunk. The next day, scans positively identified the remains of ''Nanggala'', and the loss of all 53 crew members on board was confirmed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Suadnyana|first=Sui|title=Kepingan Komponen KRI Nanggala-402 Ditemukan, Diduga Ada Keretakan|url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5544906/kepingan-komponen-kri-nanggala-402-ditemukan-diduga-ada-keretakan|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424114830/https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5544906/kepingan-komponen-kri-nanggala-402-ditemukan-diduga-ada-keretakan|archive-date=2021-04-24|access-date=2021-04-24|website=detiknews|language=id-ID}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:April 2021 events]] [[Category:2021 disasters in Indonesia]] [[Category:Maritime disasters]] [[Category:Submarines]] {{military-stub}}