Soviet WWII sub wreck found in Baltic Sea

Soviet WWII sub wreck found in Baltic Sea | Science | Reuters

A Finnish-Swedish search team has found the wreck of a Soviet submarine sunk by the Finnish navy in the Baltic Sea during World War II.

The Soviet SC305 was fired on and rammed by a Finnish submarine in November 1942, sending it to the bottom in Swedish territorial waters off the island of Aland.

"SC305 went down with the bow into the mud and is in a good shape considering the circumstances," the search party said in a statement. "The origin of the wreck and its marking was verified by film from an ROV (remotely operated vehicle)."

The wreck is considered a war grave and in order to prevent possible plundering the team has decided only to give details of its exact location to the Swedish Defence Ministry.

The team has documented its findings on the website Submarine SC305.

Two other Soviet submarines remain missing in the waters around the Aland Islands, but Rosenlof declined to comment on whether his team is actively involved in trying to find them.

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