Soviet wreck found in Baltic

Divers have found the wreck of a Soviet sub sunk in the Baltic in 1940. Unrelated archive photo.
Divers have found the wreck of a Soviet sub sunk in the Baltic in 1940. Unrelated archive photo.
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When it comes to sea floors, that of the Baltic Sea counts among the most cluttered. Barrels of toxic waste, World War II munitions and a wide variety of other detritus has settled to the bottom of the northern European body of water over the years.

On Tuesday, a team of Swedish and Finnish divers announced the most recent find: a Soviet submarine sunk by Finnish mines in the Winter War of 1939-1940. Speaking to the press on Tuesday, the divers said that they found the S-2 sub near the Aland Islands, located between Finland and Sweden.

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