Moscow, Amsterdam in heated dispute over submarine sightings

Special to WorldTribune.com

By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com

Russia and the Netherlands have accused each other of sending a submarine into Swedish territorial waters.

Swedish Navy corvette HMS Visby in the Stockholm Archipelago on Oct. 19. /  CNN
Swedish Navy corvette HMS Visby in the Stockholm Archipelago on Oct. 19. / CNN

On Oct. 17, the Swedish military launched a massive search for a mysterious foreign submarine in its territorial waters. The reports led to speculation that the uninvited submarine belonged to Russia and was perhaps malfunctioning under water.

That would be a great embarrassment for Moscow on many fronts, including loss of face for yet another submarine accident in a long chain of mishaps. Even worse would be confirmation that it was detected illegally operating in another country’s maritime domain.

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