Specialists of the joint expedition of the Northern Fleet and Russian Geographical Society found the Soviet submarine during the Great Patriotic War. This is reported by TASS with reference to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
It is noted that the ship found within the German mine-mortar “Bantos-A”, it is assumed that this is a submarine type K (cruising submarine XIV series) or “Katyusha”.
The submarine was recorded during the expedition to search for two other sunken sunshine during the war, to determine the location of which was not yet possible. Local fishermen complained that their networks were constantly broken due to an unknown object located in the area.
“During the bottom survey, it was found that the boat housing was destroyed into three parts, while it is very excavated by fishing nets,” the department says.
It is assumed that the submarine found at the bottom because of the undermining on the German mine, the detonation of his own ammunition could happen in the future.