A poignant video has emerged showing the crew of a sunken Indonesian submarine singing happily together on board their vessel.
The video, filmed a few weeks before the KRI Nanggala 402 went down with all hands lost, shows some of the 53-strong crew singing "Sampai Jumpa", an Indonesian hit whose title means "See you later".
Submarine commander Heri Oktavian is among those gathered around a seaman strumming an acoustic guitar.
"Even though I'm not ready to be missing you, I'm not ready to live without you," the sailors sing.
"I wish all the best for you."
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A military officer puts up on the wall the pictures of the crew members of the missing Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala. EPA -
A naval officer shows parts of the torpedo system found in the search operation for the Navy's KRI Nanggala (402) submarine that went missing on April 21, at a press conference in Denpasar. AFP -
Indonesian Military chief Hadi Tjahjanto, center, talks to media as they show debris found in the waters during a search operation for the Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala at Ngurah Rai Military Air Base in Bali, Indonesia. AP Photo -
Debris believed to be from a missing Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala are displayed during a press conference at a command in Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali. EPA -
Members of Indonesian Navy's maritime patrol aircraft of 800 Air Squadron of the 2nd Air Wing of Naval Aviation Center (PUSPENERBAL) use binoculars during a search mission for KRI Nanggala. EPA -
Indonesian Navy personnel are seen on the submarine KRI Nanggala-402 as they arrive in Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia on February 6, 2012. M Risyal Hidayat/Antara Foto via Reuters -
A military officer looks at the pictures of crew members of the missing Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala. EPA -
Military officers stand in front of a map of the search area for the missing Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala. EPA -
Berda Asmara shows a wedding photo with her sailor husband Mes Guntur Ari Prasetyo at their home in Surabaya. AFP -
Berda Asmara (L) and family members gather to wait for news of her sailor husband Mes Guntur Ari Prasetyo at their home in Surabaya. AFP -
A military officer puts up on the wall the pictures of the crew members of the missing Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala. EPA -
Members of the Royal Malaysian Navy and crew prepare to board a ship to join the search mission of the missing Indonesia's submarine KRI Nanggala. EPA -
Officers prepare a helicopter before taking part in the search operation for the missing Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala. EPA -
Indonesian Navy ship KRI Singa sails to take part in the search for submarine KRI Nanggala that went missing while participating in a training exercise on Wednesday. AP Photo -
An aerial photo shows Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Alugoro sailing on a search mission for KRI Nanggala. EPA -
AN Indonesian Navy hospital ship during a search for submarine KRI Nanggala. AP Photo -
A National Search and Rescue Agency rescue ship sails to join the search for submarine KRI Nanggala. AP Photo -
The MV Mega Bakti submarine rescue ship departs from Sepanggar navy base to join the search mission of the missing Indonesia's submarine KRI Nanggala in Malaysia. . EPA
The video was recorded as a farewell to the departing commander of the navy's submarine corps, whose successor took up his role in early March, Indonesian military spokesman Djawara Whimbo told AFP.
The German-built submarine – one of five in Indonesia's fleet – disappeared early Wednesday while it was scheduled to do live torpedo training exercises off Bali.
Indonesia's military announced on Sunday it had found the vessel in pieces on the seafloor, about 800 metres below the surface.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo sent his condolences to the families of the crew aboard a submarine found at the bottom of the sea just one day earlier.
"I send my deepest condolence for the passing of 53 navy members on-board KRI Nanggala 402 who had fallen during an assignment in the waters north of Bali."
In his address to the nation, the president also said the government would pay for the education of the lost crew members' children.
Indonesians mourn the loss of their friends and family members aboard the submarine.
One victim's uncle said he hoped the crew members' bodies would be found and returned.
"We'd already given our nephew to the government to serve in the military. Now that he has fallen in the operation, we hope the government will return his remains to us after all the official ceremonies, because each of us has our own religion, like Hinduism."
The country’s top Navy chief blamed the accident on “forces of nature” and not the crew.
More than a dozen helicopters and ships searched the area where contact was lost with the help of the US, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia.
Indonesia, South-East Asia's most populous country, has sought to revamp its military, but its ageing equipment has been the cause of several fatal accidents in recent years.
