Indonesia calls off salvage bid for KRI Nanggala submarine

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Indonesia has ended its efforts to salvage the remains of a navy submarine that sank off the coast of Bali in April, killing all 53 crew.

The KRI Nanggala disappeared after requesting permission to dive during a torpedo drill.

The 40-year-old vessel was found days later, split into three parts.

Efforts were made to retrieve the wreckage from a depth of more than 800m (2,600 ft), but now the search has been called off.

“The salvage is over,” navy

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