Sweden scours Stockholm waters for ‘damaged Russian submarine’

The Swedish Navy is continuing to scour the seas around Stockholm for a damaged Russian submarine, after an amateur photographer captured a picture of a submerged object in the water. Rear Admiral Anders Grenstad said the armed forces had made three separate sightings of “foreign undersea activity” in the past few days, which has seen the launch of a large search operation reminiscent of the Cold War. Publishing the photo taken by a passer-by on Sunday, Grenstad would not confirm to reporters that it featured a submarine or speculate on any of the other sightings.

It could be divers using some form of moped-like underwater vehicle and it could be divers that don’t have any business on our territory.

Rear Admiral Anders Grenstad

But he said the search, involving several hundred people, began last Friday after information was provided by a “credible source”, adding that the region is “of interest to a foreign power”. Grenstad said the military could provide no information about any emergency messages suggesting a Russian mini-submarine had run into trouble in Swedish waters and could be damaged. Russia has denied any involvement. The Defence Ministry in Moscow said its submarines and ships have been “fulfilling their tasks in the world’s oceans,” according to plan, Russian news agencies reported.

There have been no emergencies or accidents with Russian military vessels.

Russian military statement

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