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Swedes Rout Submarine and Soviet Tug Near Grounded Vessel
Swedish naval forces rout a surfaced unidentified submarine and a Soviet salvage tug near a Russian sub grounded off the southeast coast. Moscow allows refloat but Sweden rejects rescue entry. pursuit involved depth charges, helicopters, and coast guard observers. The grounded submarine, a Whiskey class crew of 54, lies four miles off Karlskrona in 40 feet of water inside a restricted zone. authorities weigh charges against the sub skipper as the government plans to refloat and tow to Karlskrona base.
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Harald Mollerstrom
Stockholm
Sweden
Moscow
Vage
Karlskrona
Magnus Sjoberg
Lund's
Goran Melander
Siberia
Francis Gary Powers
Torsten Gustafsson
Sub
Lennard Ljung
Soviet Union
Bertil Lagerwall
Kremlin
Cmdr
Lennart Forsman
Karl Gunnar Andersson
Archipelago
Andersson
Svenska Dagbladet