Not far from the shores of Tromsø, Norwegian fishermen found themselves on their vessel, searching for halibut, when they caught something significantly larger than expected. After this incident, the US Embassy in Oslo confirmed that it had occurred, noting that the submarine was indeed in the area.
According to American sources, the submarine operated in this region. The waters off the coast of Norway are used by American submarines as a base for replenishing and changing crews in the framework of NATO’s continuous monitoring of Russian maritime activities.
Russian submarines regularly patrol the waters of the Northern Atlantic, departing from the Kola Peninsula. However, this is not the first case of a similar occurrence.
In the pages of the New York Times, there was an article as early as June 1984 under the title "Soviet submarine wandered into the net of Norwegian fishermen." Back then, fishermen did not suspect anything until the moment they made contact with the coastal protection of the United States.
According to widespread information, the American submarine USS Virginia was snagged in the net of a Norwegian fishing vessel, which lasted about half an hour. The Fædrelandsvennen publication reported that the fishing vessel caught an atomic submarine measuring 115 meters, equipped with missile systems.
The crew of the vessel, mostly consisting of young people in their twenties, had no idea that the large submarine had dragged the net for two nautical miles before its members realized what was happening and did not react. According to the website, the submarine was found not far from the surface when its winch got caught in part of a fishing net.