2000 Event Two onboard torpedoes explode on the Russian submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea, which eventually killed all onboard, despite a rescue operation 1964 Event Netherlands last whaling ship Willem Barents Sea sold to Japan 1960 Event U.S.S.R. shoots down a U.S. aircraft over Barents sea 1943 Event German warship "Scharnhorst" sinks in Barents Sea 1942 Event Battle in Barents Sea 1942 Event British cruiser Trinidad torpedoes itself in the Barents Sea 1597 Death Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen and Bereneil), dies 1597 Event At 4:30 AM Willem Barents leaves Novaya Zemlya for Netherlands 1596 Event At 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya 1596 Event Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya
