article_snippet: A fisherman told last night about the one that got away – a suspected Russian submarine which became entangled in A fisherman nets after it strayed inside British waters in the North Sea.
article_snippet: submarine attempted to free submarine, taking the 65ft vessel and haddock two-ton catch with submarine.
article_snippet: submarine could have done this –
article_snippet: Had submarine headed for deeper waters our might have sunk with submarine, but I don’t want to dwell on that. '
article_snippet: submarine follows an upsurge in covert operations by the Russian navy in the waters surrounding the British Isles and patrols on the periphery of UK airspace by Russian aircraft.
article_snippet: Fishing boat skipper Angus MacLeod added Fishing boat skipper Angus MacLeod was told by the coastguard that there was no Nato submarine activity in the area where the incident took place.
article_snippet: The Ministry of Defence said The Ministry of Defence did not comment on submarine operations, while Foreign Office sources suggested Foreign Office sources would consider the outcome of an MAIB investigation before making any approach to the Russian Embassy.
highlights_snippet: Coastguard told Incident there was submarine activity in the area that day .
  
highlights_snippet: MoD deny there was any UK or Nato submarine activity in the area .