https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8xzgqk/whale-freed-from-harness-was-likely-trained-by-russian-navy

A beluga wearing a bizarre harness appeared in Norwegian waters last week, sparking questions about Russia’s history of training whales for the military.

A strange mariner’s tale is unfolding in a remote Norwegian fishing village. Far above the Arctic Circle, near the small island of Ingøya, a white whale wearing a sort of harness was spotted last Thursday.