You have to time your jump from the boat carefully.
You have to time your jump from the boat carefully.
It isn't.
“Institutional knowledge” makes a big difference.
“...a Viking replica ship capsized...”
Maybe that’s why all the Vikings are extinct?
A tragic incident, but at least it saved some coastal town from being pillaged.
Can I get a federal grant to study stupid researchers who obtain grants?
The old guys should have drawn straws amongst each other.
Why am I thinking of those who reach through the fence to pet the lion?
Shouldn’t have made that last stop at the Kon tiki bar before casting off! :/
1000 miles of open ocean in the North Atlantic is THIS thing.
Not me. No way,
Turned out to be a pretty good show, even if it pales in comparison to the original series which was a spectacular show.
"Authorities believe a strong wave was likely responsible for the capsizing, which they are viewing as a 'tragic accident' rather than a criminal matter"
Gee, ya think 16 foot waves were a natural event and not a criminal act? "Authorities" the world over are some of the stupidest people alive.
Same thing happened to lot of Vikings and Romans
“the boat sent out a distress signal at around 5:45 p.m.”
The Vikings had radios?
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Prayers for her and her family. Some of the comments here are inappropriate. I guess if the ship was caught broadside by a 16’ wave, not much could be done.
Those long ships were designed mainly for coastal raiding, slipping over underwater harbor obstacles and sailing up river. They had very low drafts. They probably used more seaworthy ships like knarrs for sailing to Iceland, Greenland and North America.
Britain's long-time archaeology show "Time Team" which now airs on YouTube and Patreon were granted special permission to dig at the site of the burial last year, and I believe will be returning there at some point. The Sutton Hoo dig videos are both on YouTube and Patreon. During the episodes, they showed clips of the ship being built. It's going to take some time, as they are using the traditional techniques that were used to build the original ship. I believe they plan to sail it when it is completely finished. When I was in London in 2006, I made sure I got to see the treasures collected from the site in 1939.
The movie "The Dig" is a 2021 British drama film starring actor Ralph Fiennes who plays Basil Brown, the self-taught Archaeologist who uncovered the ship and grave.
They took "every" precaution except going to sea in a canoe when modern technology and navigation techniques are available.
Modern people are just not built like the ancients. Training a middle age archaeologist is not the same as the old Vikings who lived the lifestyle.
TBH, I'm not sure what the point of this exercise is. Part of me thinks the ancients would say modern man is crazy for not leveraging modern tools, materials, safety gear, and equipment.
Still, very sad. She was somebody's daughter, friend, and colleague.
That was an awfully small boat to be attempting to cross the North Sea in - especially in rough conditions. Doubtless, plenty of Vikings were lost at sea when caught in rough seas like that.
