Last Words from Nanggala-402

The sinking of KRI Nanggala-402 leaves sorrow and a question: why was a vessel unfit for operations forced to sail? The large-scale procurement of arms is not an answer to the problems with military equipment.

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May 3, 2021

FOR those whose fathers went down with the KRI Nanggala-402 in the Bali Sea in the early hours of April 21, 2021.

Perhaps it will be several years before some of you are able to read these words. You are in our hearts. We prayed for the safety of your fathers when news broke of the disappearance of the Nanggala-402 submarine on that fateful Thursday. At that time, the crew members—53 men including your fathers—could no longer b

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