Indonesian Navy personnel are seen on the submarine KRI Nanggala-402 as they arrive in Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia, February 6, 2012. M Risyal Hidayat/Antara Foto/via REUTERS
SINGAPORE 鈥� Singapore has deployed a submarine rescue vessel to help with search operations for an Indonesian submarine that has gone missing, the city-state鈥檚 defense minister said in a post on social media on Thursday.
鈥淭he Republic of Singapore Navy鈥檚 MV Swift Rescue 鈥� our submarine rescue vessel 鈥� was dispatched expeditiously yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, as fast as she could get ready, after our Navy Chief received a request for assistance from his Indonesian counterpart,鈥� Ng Eng Hen posted on Facebook.
鈥淭he site for search operations, near Bali, is more than 1,500 kilometers away and waters are deep, which is why MV Swift Rescue sailed off as soon as she could.鈥�