Chinese naval ships join retrieval efforts for Indonesian submarine
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Chinese naval ships join retrieval efforts for Indonesian submarine
本帖最後由 geemong 於 2021-5-7 16:10 編輯
Chinese naval ships join retrieval efforts for Indonesian
submarine
Three Chinese vessels, one with ทางเข้า slotxo a manned submersible capable of
descending to 10,000m, have arrived in Indonesian waters to help retrieve
a submarine that sank and broke apart last month, killing 53 people on board,
an official said on Thursday (May 6).
Indonesian navy officials and experts have acknowledged how difficult the salvage
operation will be to recover the Nanggala 402 submarine lying on the sea bed
off Bali.
"What's most important is lifting the biggest parts of the ship from the seabed,"
military spokesman Djawara H T Whimbo said on Thursday, adding that China
would be involved in the evacuation and the lifting of the Nanggala.
Curie Maharani, a defence analyst at Bina Nusantara University in Jakarta,
said receiving assistance from China over the submarine could be sensitive.
"On the one hand, help from China can be seen as a way for a great power to use
its power responsibly," she said, but by allowing countries with a potential conflict
on the horizon to access our submarine "it's almost like exposing our weaknesses".
Indonesian security officials have previously voiced suspicion about Chinese
maritime activities, amid increased militarisation by Beijing in waters around
Southeast Asia that have raised regional tension.
One Chinese vessel, the Tansuo-2, has two manned submersibles, both able to
reach the Nanggala, which was found lying in three parts at a depth of nearly
840m four days after losing contact while preparing to conduct a torpedo drill.
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