A 15th-century armed merchant shipwreck sunk off Maderö Island near Stockholm has drawn Swedish divers for the past 55 years, but it was only in the summer of
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Swedish archaeologists take to the waves to protect Baltic wrecks
published : 22 Jan 2021 at 11:45 Experts believe up to 20,000 shipwrecks lie on the floor of the Baltic Sea
DALARö (SWEDEN) - On a small boat on the choppy waters of Stockholm s archipelago, four maritime archaeologists pulled on wetsuits and prepared to dive into the Baltic to survey a merchant ship that sank nearly 500 years ago.
The team from Stockholm s National Maritime and Transport Museums are racing to protect wrecks along Sweden s Baltic coast from looting, which they say has been on the rise since 2017.
They have called in the navy, coastguard and police since the spring to help document the wrecks, so they can monitor them more carefully for signs of interference.