“With the authentic proof believed to come from the Nanggala, we are escalating the status from a sub-miss to sub-sunk phase,” Margono said. AdvertisementMargono did not confirm or comment on the fate of the crew members, and he said rescuers were still working to locate and rescue the crew trapped inside. Officials said the Nanggala could have lost power during a dive and subsequently been crushed by the water pressure as it sank. “She keeps asking why I am crying.”She found out that the submarine was missing, she said, from a WhatsApp group of wives of sailors and crew members on the submarine. Winny Widayani, the 45-year old wife of Col. Harry Setiawan, said he had been serving with the Nanggala for almost two decades.

Source: Washington Post April 24, 2021 06:19 UTC