Whiskey on the Rocks
 S-363 grounded | |
| Date | 27 October 1981 |
|---|---|
| Location | Karlskrona, Sweden |
| Participants | Soviet Union, Sweden |
| Description | Soviet submarine that ran aground on the south coast of Sweden in 1981 |
Soviet submarine S-363 was a Soviet Navy Whiskey-class submarine of the Baltic Fleet, which became notable under the designation U137 when it ran aground on 27 October 1981 on the south coast of Sweden, approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) from Karlskrona, one of the largest Swedish naval bases. U137 was the unofficial Swedish name for the vessel, as the Soviets considered names of most of their submarines to be classified at the time and did not disclose them. The ensuing international incident is often referred to as the Whiskey on the rocks incident.
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Official narrative
The most common interpretation is that the submarine accidentally entered Swedish waters because of a navigation error.
The Swedish government concluded that the submarine had entered Swedish waters knowingly to conduct illegal activities.
What the incident did, was to create the foundation for the narrative of widespread Soviet infiltration of the Swedish coastline. Every submarine observation from now on, would be attributed to the Soviet Union. This was to form the base for a multi-year psy-op by NATO secret services in collaboration with sections of the Swedish armed forces, in attempt to topple Prime Minister Olof Palme.
Problems with the official narrative
The official narrative of an accidental grounding has several problems. While the clunky Soviet submarine was obviously unsuited for coastal operations, and thus the Official Narrative of it having "knowingly entered to conduct illegal activities" can be dismissed, the way the submarine was precisely navigated to a place where it was bound to be grounded, is curious.
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The secret war against Sweden | “[I]t was very much to Sweden's advantage and very much to NATO's advantage that this was done. [The "Whiskey on the Rocks" showed that] submarines can get in where they are not wanted and that is exactly why we made this defensive testing and these defensive maneuvers to assure that they [the Soviets] would not be able to do that. […] Besides that one intrusion of the Whiskey-class submarine, there were no violations, no capabilities of the Soviets.” | Caspar Weinberger | 2000 |
Known Participant
1 of the 2 of the participants already have pages here:
| Participant | Description |
|---|---|
| Sweden | A nation state which is heavy on social control, but which defied the SDS COVID lockdown policy. |
