Word: bothnia
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...aground near a naval base at Karlskrona. Ten days later, after a humiliating interrogation of the ship's captain, the indignant Swedes hauled the sub out to sea. Last June, the Swedish navy spent 14 days in futile pursuit of a reported sub in the Gulf of Bothnia. But the latest trespass raised the greatest fears. "This is so far inside a restricted area, so close to our main naval base, that it seems more aggressive and ruthless than anything before," declared Commander Hans von Hofsten, who is in charge of briefing the more than 300 reporters who have...