Norwegian fishermen were stunned after they netted a £3.38 billion, 7,800-tonne nuclear submarine - USS Virginia. The young men were fishing in a 10-metre-long boat the Øygutt (Island Boy) in waters just west of Tromsø when they managed to get a catch worth £1,

Norwegian fishermen were left stunned after they netted a £3.38 billion nuclear submarine. The young men - all in their twenties - were out fishing for halibut in their 10-metre-long boat the Øygutt (Island Boy) in waters just west of Tromsø.

A group of Norwegian fishermen found themselves in the headlines after failing to catch some delicious halibut, but instead hauling in an unexpected catch: a slightly less delicious US nuclear-powered attack submarine.

Harald Engen, 22, and pals said they were called back by the Coast Guard after making their way back to shore - and told their fishing net had caught a US nuclear submarine

The submarine was the USS Virginia, a nuclear-powered 115 meters long attack sub. Such submarines are in recent years more frequently surfacing in the sheltered fjords outside Tromsø. Norway’s Coast Guard are assisting in bringing onboard supplies or new crew members.

A Norwegian fishing boat has caught its largest ever haul – a US navy nuclear-powered submarine weighing in at 7,800 tons.

The Øygutt, or 'Island Boy', a humble 10-metre-long fishing vessel, left port on the stunning village of Sommarøy high above the Arctic Circle on Monday and snagged its greatest catch