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Friday, March 04, 2011

Soviet Submarine discovered in Swedish waters

Foto: JONAS DAHM / DEEP SEA PRODUCTIONSIt has just been revealed that wreckage from a Soviet Whiskey-class submarine was found in Swedish waters, off the coast of Gotland in 2009.

According to Svenska Dagbladet the submarine was discovered by accident by a company conducting measurements on the ocean floor and immediately reported to the Swedish Royal Navy.

The Navy, however, showed no interest in the wreckage, even though it was officially previously unknown.

Its existence became public knowledge only recently when the CEO of the measurement company that discovered the wreckage told the story at a seminar, according to Aftonbladet.

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