Help to find sub

AUSTRALIA has joined a desperate search for a missing Indonesian submarine, but an expert has warned “time has already run out” for the 53 people on board.

Fears are growing

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Rescue teams are facing a race against the clock, with the crew’s oxygen supply set to expire at 3am on Saturday morning, and Jakarta has accepted an offer from Australia to aid the search.

Two Australian vessels – the ANZAC class frigate Ballarat and the support ship Sirius – will be deployed to the search area on Friday and Tuesday respectively.

The Royal Australian Navy’s Rear Admiral Mark Hammond said Australia stood by Indonesia during their “distressing time”.