Families of Indonesia's sunken submarine crew pay tribute at sea


  • World
  • Friday, 30 Apr 2021

Families and colleagues of the sunken KRI Nanggala-402 submarine's crew members throw flowers and petals to pay tribute during a visit at the site of its last reported dive, on the deck of Indonesian Navy's KRI Dr. Soeharso, in the northern waters off the island of Bali, Indonesia April 30, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/Budi Candra Setya/via Reuters

ABOARD THE KRI DR. SOEHARSO, Indonesia, (Reuters) - Crying out the names of their loved ones as they scattered flower petals into the ocean, relatives of the 53 Indonesian navy crew members who died in a sunken submarine paid tribute at a ceremony at sea on Friday.

Servicemen in white navy uniforms holding ceremonial swords saluted in unison on the deck of the multi-purpose hospital ship KRI Dr. Soeharso, in a mark of respect to the victims at the location where the submarine was last seen.

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