17th Century Shipwreck Found Off Swedish Coast in 2012

From the June 1, 2012, Free internet Press by Intellpuke.

Amateur divers found a Swedish Royal Navy vessel that sank off Stockholm in 1660 reportedly with a cargo of of gold and jewelry.  It is believed to be the Resande Man (meaning traveling man).

However, the cargo, which was being carried to Poland as a gift from the Swedish government, was not found.  The ship sank in the Baltic Sea in November 1660.

The ship was found on May 17, 2012.  The wreck is in poor shape and the divers are about 90% sure it is the Resande Man, but haven't found the ship's bell for proof.

The ship was 25 meters long and 7 meters wide, half the size of the Swedish warship Vasa, which infamously sank on its maiden voyage in 1628.

In August 2011, divers found the wreck of the Mars, flagship of King Erik XIV's fleet which sank in the Baltic Sea in 1564.

Always Great to Discover a Lost Wreck.  --Cooter

Three British World War I Ships Located

August 23rd AP "Three British World War I-era ships found off Estonia island."

The Estonian military officially announced that the wrecks of three British warships that sank in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Estonia after World War I were found. The wrecks of the HMS Cassandra, HMS Gentian and HMS Myrtle were found near the island of Saaremaa, about 90 miles southwest of the capital of Tallinn.

The report didn't say what condition the ships were in.

These ships were part of a British squadron sent to the Baltic Sea 1918-1919 to deliver arms to Estonia, a newly established state fighting for its independence against the Bolsheviks and Germans.

OK, I Didn't Know. --DaCoot.

German World War II Ammunition Barge Found

The June 3rd BBC reports that Russia has found a German World War II barge loaded with over 10,000 shells in the Baltic Sea less than a mile off the port of Baltiysk, Russia, located in the small part of Russia located between Poland and Lithuania.

These shells contain explosives but lack detonators. It is expected to take 2 years to remove them. The ship has been fully surveyed and is not in a shipping lane so doesn't pose much of a threat.

The shells will be taken ashore and exploded.

Intense fighting occurred in the area during World War II. Before the war it was part of Germany, but was captured by the advancing Red Army near the end of it.

Don't Go Swimming in That Water. --DaCoot