A Norwegian fishing boat has caught its largest ever haul – a US navy nuclear-powered submarine weighing in at 7,800 tons. The 32-foot fishing boat was on its way back to harbour in the northerly region of Troms on Monday when it discovered that a submarine had got tangled in its nets.

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.

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

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,

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