Sub crew declared dead after wreckage found

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Sunday: "All of us Indonesians express our deep sorrow over this tragedy, especially to the families of the submarine crew."

Officials had said the vessel's oxygen supply would have run out on early Saturday, three days after the vessel went missing off the resort island of Bali.

"We received underwater pictures that are confirmed as the parts of the submarine, including its rear vertical rudder, anchors, outer pressure body, embossed dive rudder and other ship parts," Tjahjanto said on Sunday.

The navy previously said it believed the submarine sank to a depth of 600-700 meters, much deeper than its collapse depth of 200 meters, at which point water pressure would be greater than the hull could withstand.

A US reconnaissance plane, a P-8 Poseidon, landed early on Saturday and had been set to join the search, along with 20 Indonesian ships, a sonar-equipped Australian warship and four Indonesian aircraft.

The cause of the disappearance was still uncertain. The navy had previously said an electrical failure could have left the submarine unable to execute emergency procedures to resurface.

Agencies - Xinhua