Debris indicate sub cracked gradually as it went down, says Navy Chief Yudo MargonoIndonesia’s Navy on Saturday declared its missing submarine had sunk and cracked open, killing 53 crew members aboard, after finding items from the vessel over the past two days. Indonesia earlier considered the vessel to be only missing. Navy Chief Yudo Margono told a press conference in Bali, “If it’s an explosion, it will be in pieces. The cracks happened gradually in some parts when it went down from 300 m to 400 m to 500 m... Also Read India recalls second rescue vessel as Indonesia says missing submarine sankThe cause of the disappearance was still uncertain.

Source: The Hindu April 24, 2021 09:56 UTC