Image: Parts of the well-preserved Chinese porcelain cargo on the seabed | ©Image Credit: Espen Saastad / Flash Studio via Riksantikvaren
Shipwreck found in Norway is an untouched time capsule
By Stefan Milovanovic
A watch designer with a robot submarine found an 18th-century shipwreck sitting under nearly 2,000 feet of water off Norway, and the cargo is in better shape than anything else like it in Northern Europe.
Espen Saastad, who runs a small ROV (Remotely operated underwater vehicle)
and survey operation on the side, located the wreck in the Skagerrak Strait. The Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage (also known as Riksantikvaren) announced the discovery in June.
“I had to pinch myself when I realised the scale of the find – it was hard to believe. I’m now looking forward to learning more about the ship’s history,” said Director General Hanna Geiran in a statement.
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