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SEA-ING GHOSTS Spooky 400-year-old ‘ghost ship’ found perfectly preserved in icy waters off coast of Finland
The Sun ^
| 9/14/2020
| Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science Reporter
Posted on 09/14/2020 1:55:22 PM PDT by packrat35
A SUNKEN ship has been found in almost perfect condition despite spending 400 years underwater.
Divers made the mysterious discovery while exploring the Baltic Sea off the coast of Finland.
The divers, from the non-profit Badewanne team, have come across shipwrecks before but never one as old and undamaged as the Dutch merchant vessel.
The ship has been dated back to the 17th century.
It dates back to a time when the Dutch Empire spanned five continents, becoming an economic superpower that was single-handedly responsible for half of Europe’s shipping by 1670.
The ship is called a 'fluyt', a type of vessel designed to carry maximum cargo with only a few crew.
Even though a lot of these ships were used back then, few examples remain today.
The shipwreck was found near the mouth of the Gulf of Finland.
It was around 280 foot (85 metres) below the surface.
(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...
TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: ancientnavigation; balticsea; dutch; finland; godsgravesglyphs; holland; middleages; navigation; netherlands; renaissance; ship; shipwreck
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To: CJ Wolf; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; ...
Thanks CJ Wolf.
It dates back to a time when the Dutch Empire spanned five continents, becoming an economic superpower that was single-handedly responsible for half of Europe’s shipping by 1670.
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posted on
09/14/2020 9:55:53 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: Larry Lucido
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posted on
09/14/2020 9:58:30 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: vikingd00d
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posted on
09/14/2020 10:04:26 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: packrat35
The Vasa was a Swedish warship that sank in 1628, and raised in 1961. My oldest son visited the ship's museum on one of his trips overseas:
Vasa Museum
Also, several videos from April 2020, made at the Vasa Museum, celebrating the raising of the ship:
Celebrate the raising of the Vasa
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09/14/2020 11:18:33 PM PDT
by
mass55th
("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
To: packrat35; SunkenCiv
Flying Dutchman?........................
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09/15/2020 5:40:25 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Sine Q-Anon.....................very............)
To: rightwingcrazy
That’ll buff right out......................
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posted on
09/15/2020 5:40:59 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Sine Q-Anon.....................very............)
To: packrat35
They found the flying dutchman!
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posted on
09/15/2020 5:47:10 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(Joe Biden: Barack Obama minus the pretty talk.)
To: Covenantor
The ship is in such good condition, experts still aren’t sure why it sank.
What would we do without experts?
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09/15/2020 1:10:01 PM PDT
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minnesota_bound
(homeless guy. He just has more money....He the master will plant more cotton for the democrat party)
To: minnesota_bound; Darksheare; null and void
Looks like an insurance scam...no cargo, no visible damage to cause sinking....Wait...In the Baltic Sea?
Kraken strike from above for sure.
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09/15/2020 1:13:56 PM PDT
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Covenantor
(We are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who can not govern. " Chesterton)
To: Covenantor
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09/15/2020 1:20:41 PM PDT
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Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: packrat35
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