Hunters found the secret network of tunnels thought to hold the long-lost Amber Room at Mamerki
Museum
Uncovered five entrances leading to the underground corridors, the largest discovery ever made at the site
Hunters are also looking at the wreck of the Karlsruhe as the possible resting place of the legendary treasure
Polish divers found the wreck of the Karlsruhe in September, 75 years after it sank off the Polish coast in 1945
Amber Room of golden panels made from six tonnes of amber was built for Tsar Peter the Great in the 1700s
It was ransacked by the Nazis during Hitler s ill-fated invasion of the Soviet Union during WII and lost forever
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Bellingshausen s Captain, Priit Kuusk, told ERR that the crew must be prepared for different challenges on the expedition. Having seen the ice conditions there, they are getting gradually milder. We have to take into account that we are going into cold conditions and there will certainly be icebergs there. We ll see and take it into account, the captain said.
During the Arctic expedition, a popular science film will be shot, to go with water and soil samples taken for Estonian researchers. There are many exciting things happening in the Arctic. Firstly, the climate: the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world and it will likely become an attractive transit corridor in the near future, said expedition leader Tiit Pruuli.