Underwater Wave May Have Sunk Indonesian Submarine
At a Glance The sub went down in more than 2,700 feet of water.A phenomenon known as an oceanic nonlinear internal solitary wave may be to blame.NASA said such waves happen in the area where the sub was operating. Officials investigating what caused an Indonesian submarine to sink in waters 2,700 feet deep off the coast of Bali last week say the vessel may have been pulled to the ocean floor by a powerful underwater wave. Called an oceanic nonlinear...