“Lifting it is a bit difficult because attaching the hook to the object to be lifted can only be done manually, either by a diver or a robot. The Bali seabed features steep slopes with a maximum depth of 1,590 meters (5,215 feet). Muhammad Ali, an assistant to the navy chief of staff.Īn attempt to raise the wreckage carries high risks even though the Chinese Navy ships can each lift a load of up to 2,000 tons, Ali said. One of the three People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ships, the Yongxing Dao-863, likely will be the first to be deployed to attempt to bring pieces of the submarine to the surface, said Rear Adm. Ships and aircraft from several other nations had helped in the frantic search for the sunken sub in late April. Three Chinese naval ships and an Indonesian ship will take part in efforts to lift pieces of the broken submarine, the KRI Nanngala-402, from a depth of 838 meters (2,749 feet), Indonesia’s Navy said. Underwater waves and the presence of live torpedoes could complicate attempts to salvage the wreck of an Indonesian military submarine that sank off Bali last month with 53 sailors onboard, Navy officials said Tuesday.
