Event Brief
Soviet K-278 titanium submarine sank in 1989
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Summary: The Soviet nuclear attack submarine K-278, later named Komsomolets, made a record dive to 1,020 meters in the Norwegian Sea in 1984. Five years later, it sank in the same sea with 42 of 69 crew dead, leaving a reactor in the hull and two nuclear-armed torpedoes aboard.
WHO: K-278 (Komsomolets) submarine; Soviet Navy
WHAT: The Soviet titanium submarine K-278 sank in the Norwegian Sea with nuclear warheads aboard.
WHEN: Aug 21, 2026
WHERE: Norwegian Sea
WHY: Part of ongoing military operations.
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