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A professor at a university in Norway a beluga whale that was in the Arctic Ocean near Norway's northernmost point could part of Russia's spy network. Local residents reported that the beluga was extremely tame and being . Professor Audun Rikardsen said the creature was with a harness and mount for a spy camera. He said: "It is most likely that the Russian Navy in Murmansk was ." However, news images show there is "Equipment of St. Petersburg" on the harness in English. A local said: "The talk in this hamlet is that it could have from a Russian military facility or could have from St. Petersburg, Florida, because of the English-language text."

There is much speculation online as to where the whale from. Journalists are asking whether it from whale and dolphin training facilities in St. Petersburg, Florida. The U.S. Navy is to use dolphins to help divers on military missions. A Russian naval analyst, Mikhail Barabanov, any links the beluga might have with the Russian military. He : "Even if there are military programs for marine animals for navy purposes, they are unlikely to belugas." A Russian military official . He told the BBC: "If we were using this animal for spying, do you really think we'd a mobile phone number with the message 'please this number?'"