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April 27, 2021, 10:23 am
A heartbreaking video shows the two-year-old child of First Lieutenant Imam Adi crying and doing his best to stop his dad from leaving for the Indonesian military submarine KRI Nanggala-402 before it sunk off the coast of Bali, killing the 53 onboard. Adi was considered among the fatalities as all are presumed dead after parts of the submarine were found at the bottom of the sea.
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Video posted to Twitter shows Adi’s son loudly objecting to his dad trying to leave the bedroom and report to the submarine for training exercises. According to the family, this was unusual behavior for the toddler. The accompanying text reads that the boy seemed like he “had a feeling” something bad was going to happen to Adi.
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The child, Azka, yells out repeatedly and tries to push Adi back inside the bedroom as he laughs and tries to comfort the little boy, but Azka won’t be persuaded. He shuts the door so that his dad is locked inside the room and seems to be content from there, leaning against the wall outside the bedroom like a tiny sentry.
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According to the local Tribune News, Azka is saying “no” over and over while Adi at one point tries to say that “papa wants to pee.” Adi’s own father, Edy Sujianto, told them that Azka is usually fine when his dad leaves for missions, but for some reason this time was different.
“Usually, when [Adi] says goodbye, it’s normal,” said Sujianto. “Yesterday until the door was closed, his father really couldn’t go.”
It remains unclear as to exactly why the submarine initially disappeared during the training mission, though the Indonesian Navy has suggested an electrical failure could have caused them to be unable to resurface. Underwater robots were deployed to search the sea floor, where they found various pieces of wreckage from the craft at depths far below what the submarine was designed to handle. An oil spill also may point to some sort of damage to the fuel system.
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The video of little Azka has been viewed over 217,000 times as people from all over the world come together to offer their condolences to the families of the victims of this tragedy.
Other video footage shared after the submarine’s disappearance shows the crew singing “Sampai Jumpa,” a popular Indonesian song that translates to “goodbye” or “until we meet again.”
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All of the children of the lost soldiers have been guaranteed scholarships by the Indonesian government.
“All Indonesians convey their deep sadness over this incident, especially to the families of the submarine crew,” said President Joko Widodo.
*First Published: April 27, 2021, 10:23 am
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