1969 Cold War: The Soviet submarine K-19 collides with the American submarine USS ''Gato'' in the Barents Sea.
1989 Soviet submarine Komsomolets sinks in the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway killing 42 sailors.
2000 The Oscar class submarine K-141 ''Kursk'' of the Russian Navy explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise.