SINGAPORE DISPATCHES RESCUE SHIP TO SEARCH FOR MISSING INDON SUB

Singapore has dispatched a rescue vessel to help search for an Indonesian submarine that has gone missing off Bali, the defense ministry said in a post on social media, Reuters reported.

"The Republic of Singapore Navy's MV Swift Rescue – our submarine rescue vessel – was dispatched expeditiously yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, as fast as she could get ready, after our Navy Chief received a request for assistance from his Indonesian counterpart," Ng Eng Hen posted on Facebook.

"The site for search operations, near Bali, is more than 1,500 kilometers away and waters are deep, which is why MV Swift Rescue sailed off as soon as she could."

The Indonesian Navy has been busy sending ships in the Natuna Islands as Chinese fishing vessels continue to poach in the area, which China falsely regards as a “traditional fishing area” thousands of kilometers from its territory.

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