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Indonesian Navy Loses Contact With Submarine; 53 Aboard

The aging KRI Nanggala-402 was reportedly on a torpedo training mission in waters north of Bali when it failed to report results of the exercise.
Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402 is shown during preparation for an anniversary celebration of the Indonesian military in 2014 in Surabaya in East Java province.

Indonesia's navy has lost contact with a submarine carrying 53 sailors that was preparing for a weapons training exercise in waters north of Bali, a military spokesman said Wednesday.

The German-built KRI Nanggala-402,

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