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U.S. To Join In Final Push To Find Indonesian Submarine

The Pentagon says it will send airborne assets to help with the search as Indonesian officials say only a few hours of oxygen are left for the submarine's crew of 53 even if the vessel is intact.
Students and teachers at an Islamic school in Surabaya, Indonesia, pray Friday for the 53 crew members aboard an Indonesian navy submarine that went missing this week off Bali during training exercises.

The U.S. is joining an international search for a missing Indonesian submarine that lost contact with its base earlier this week. Authorities said the KRI Nanggala 402, if still intact, has less than a day of oxygen to sustain its crew of 53.

Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby

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