Indonesian President Widodo commands the army and the search and rescue agencies are wondering to find missing submarines because of the amount of oxygen on the ship is dying.
"I ordered the military commander, the Chief of Staff of the Navy, the search and rescue agency and other agencies to deploy all forces and optimal efforts to search and rescue the top crew
The Chief of Staff of Yudo Margono said the weather conditions are favorable for the search, but the amount of oxygen reserves in the Kri Nanggala submarine is only 3:00 am on April 24.
"Hopefully oxygen will be enough until they are found," he said in the press conference in Bali, adding that the ship qualified to use and in good condition.
The Indonesian naval vessels arrived at the naval base in Banyuwangi today to participate in seeking the missing Kri Nanggala submarine off the Bali coast with 53 people.
Kri Nanggala submarine carrying 53 Last contacters with the Commander at 3:00 am on April 21 to ask for a diving to dive into the sea to conduct the Torpedo exercise on the Straite Bali located between Java and Bali.
The Indonesian Navy is racing against the time to search, but has not detected the position of the submarine.
According to the German Ministry of Defense, the ship weighs 1,395 tons in Germany in 1977 and joined the Indonesian fleet in 1981. It went through a two-year repair process in Korea and completed in 2012.
Malaysia, Singapore and India have been involved in searching with Indonesia, while Australia also suggested "help in any way possible".