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2010-05-11
350 year old Ghost Ship sculpture salvaged
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2009-12-21
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2009-03-23
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2008-11-05
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2007-11-22
Biggest sunken warship in the Baltic Sea discovered!
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17th century ship discovered!
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2007-11-12
Our forthcoming book - "Vrak i Östersjön" (Wrecks of the Baltic) - to be relased in March/April 2008
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2007-07-16
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The Horseman selected for competition in Nordisk Panorama
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2007-07-04
Deep Sea Productions discovered Soviet submarine in Swedish waters
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2007-06-04
Wreck Divers half way!
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2007-05-21
The "Wreck Divers" are at sea
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2007-05-09
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2007-04-20
Swedish Air Force Museum to expand facilities to house DC-3
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2007-04-01
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Ghost ship wooden sculpture.
The sculpture looks like a 17th century tradesman from the Netherlands. It is surprisingly intact after about 350 years on the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Photo: Sören Andersson


2010-05-11

350 year old Ghost Ship sculpture salvaged

A 350 year old wooden sculpture was salvaged today in connection with a scientific expedition to the so-called Ghost Ship lying in the middle of the Baltic Sea at a depth of 130 metres.

På svenska längre ner

The sculpture depicts a gentleman dressed in typical Dutch 17th century fashion, adding evidence to the fact that the ship is a tradesman of Dutch origin. The sculpture was salvaged by the expedition ship IceBeam using under water robots and a specially designed claw. Divers secured the critical passage through the surface on to the expedition ship. The sculpture was packaged by specialists from the Netherlands and brought to the Vasa Museum in Stockholm for temporary storage. The plan is for the sculpture to be transported and conserved in the Netherlands. The expedition to the ship is lead by professor Johan Rönnby of the MARIS institute at Södertörn University. Deep Sea Productions is making a film about the expedition and the Ghost Wreck for National Geographic Television and Swedish Television (SVT).

Träskulptur bärgad från 130 meters djup

En 350 år gammal träskulptur bärgades idag från det så kallade Spökskeppet, som ligger norr om Fårö på 130 meters djup. Skeppet anses vara det bäst bevarade vraket från det holländska skeppsbyggeriets guldålder på 1600-talet. Skulpturen föreställer en köpman i tidstypisk holländsk klädsel, vilket tyder på att Spökskeppet är ett handelsfartyg av holländskt ursprung. Skulpturen bärgades med hjälp av robotar ombord på mätfartyget MV IceBeam i samband med en pågående vetenskaplig expedition. Med hjälp av holländska konservatorer har skulpturen nu tagits om hand för tillfällig förvaring på Vasamuseet i Stockholm. Avsikten är att det senare ska föras till Nederländerna på begäran av landets Riksantikvarieämbete. Forskningsexpeditionen som studerar det unika vraket pågår ytterligare en vecka. Den är ett samarbete mellan Södertörns Högskolas marinarkeologiska centrum MARIS och Marin Mätteknik (MMT) som äger IceBeam. Expeditionen filmas av Deep Sea Productions för National Geographic Television och Sveriges Television.

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The crew of the IceBeam and members of the expedition to the Ghost Ship Ghost ship wooden sculpture.