Canberra: Indonesia has accepted Australia’s offer to assist in the search for missing submarine, KRI Nanggala-402.
"HMA Ships Ballarat and Sirius, both presently at sea on separate regional deployments, are making best speed for the search area," said the Australian Department of Defense in a press release on Friday.
The Anzac Class frigate Ballarat, equipped with sonar capabilities and an embarked MH-60R helicopter, is expected to be in the search area today after transiting the Lombok Strait.
The support ship Sirius is off the coast of Brunei and will be in the search area from around Tuesday.
Commander of Joint Task Force 635, Rear Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN, said the Australian Defence Force stands with its neighbour at this distressing time.
According to him, these two Australian ships will help expand the search area and extend the duration of search effort.
On Wednesday morning, the Indonesian Navy's Cakra-class submarine went missing during a torpedo drill in the waters north of Bali island.
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