--- title: "Debris Found From Missing Submarine, All Crew Presumed Dead" description: "In a grim development, Indonesian officials say they've found debris from its Navy's missing submarine -- and its crew are now presumed dead." date: "2021-04-24" modified: "2021-04-24" authors: - name: "Jon Christian" job_title: "Executive Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jonc" url: "https://futurism.com/submarine-crew-presumed-dead" categories: - "Robots and Machines" tags: - "indonesia" - "military" - "oceans" - "submarine" --- # Debris Found From Missing Submarine, All Crew Presumed Dead ![In a grim development, Indonesian officials say they've found debris from its Navy's missing submarine -- and its crew are now presumed dead.]() *\Image: AeroVironment\* In a grim development, officials say they've found debris from the [Indonesian Navy's missing submarine]() that they believe escaped through a crack in the hull — meaning, experts say, that all crew on board are almost certainly now dead. "We have now moved from the 'sub miss' phase to 'sub sunk,'" Indonesian Navy spokesperson Yudo Margono said at a press conference, [according to ]()*[NBC News]().* Margono also said that authorities now believe the sub to have sunk to a depth of 850 meters, a depth where the pressure is far greater than the vehicle's hull was designed to handle. The news also comes on Saturday morning, when the sub's remaining oxygen was [expected to be depleted]() — assuming its hull still had integrity. "We are still carrying out the search," Margono said, but added that the derelict sub's depth makes any recovery operation "very tricky" and "presents many difficulties." Meanwhile, [experts reiterated to *New York* ]()*Times* that the chances of survival at this point are extremely slim, especially with wreckage detected at the crushing depth of 850 meters. "It’s very heartbreaking," former Indonesian Navy submarine trainer Frans Wuwung told the paper. "I am devastated." Still, Margono said at the press conference, no bodies have yet been recovered, meaning that there's still a tiny glimmer of hope. "There is still hope, I won’t stop hoping," the wife of one of the missing crew members told the *NYT*. "The men will survive. It hasn’t ended yet." **READ MORE:** [Indonesian submarine: 53 sailors presumed dead as navy says vessel sunk]() \[*NBC News*\] **More on the search for the missing sub:** *[Search Party Discovers “Object” During Search for Lost Submarine]()* ## Author I'm responsible for editing, assigning, and scouting at Futurism, as well as occasionally writing for the site. That work involves keeping an eye on a wide range of narratives and issues, but over the past few years I've become increasingly interested in how AI is shaping the future of media, the web, and information itself. My day-to-day often involves collaborating on reporting and commentary projects bylined by my colleagues, but I try to find time to do my own reporting as well; stories I've broken for Futurism have been cited by publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Yorker, Wired, Ars Technica, New York Magazine, the Columbia Journalism Review, Bloomberg, and more. I grew up in Southern Vermont and attended Vanderbilt University. Prior to Futurism, I contributed to outlets including the Boston Globe, Vice, Wired, Slate, the Atlantic, the Outline, Ars Technica and more, and did stints in farming and food service. I currently live in Brooklyn, New York, and in my free time I enjoy pinball, word games, cycling, running, and music production. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()