Indonesia searching for missing submarine with 53 on board

The German-made submarine was conducting a torpedo drill in waters north of the island of Bali on Wednesday after which it failed to relay the results as expected. Indonesia is seeking help from neighbouring Australia and Singapore in the hunt.

Indonesia's navy is searching for a missing submarine with 53 people on board that went missing on Wednesday and is seeking help from neighbouring Australia and Singapore in the hunt, the Indonesian military chief told Reuters. The German-made submarine, KRI Nanggala-402, was conducting a torpedo drill in waters north of the island of Bali but failed to relay the results as expected, a navy spokesman said. "We are still searching in the waters of Bali, 60 miles (96 km) from Bali, (for) 53 people," military chief Hadi Tjahjanto told Reuters in a text message.