Posted on 12/28/2011 9:14:14 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Edited on 12/28/2011 11:45:36 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Five shipwrecks dating from the 1500s to the 1700s have been found during renovation work on a quay in central Stockholm, the Swedish Maritime Museum said on Monday.
"Five shipwrecks ... from the 1500s to 1700s have been found in connection with the renovation of Stroemkajen," the museum said.
(Excerpt) Read more at sg.news.yahoo.com ...
I want to see a picture of Sweden’s southside. Oh, they don’t have a southside? hmmmmmmmmm
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Five ancient shipwrecks found in central Stockholm
It is not known why the ships sank.
2 words.....
Traffic Signals
Could have been snow load. Boats do sometimes sink in winter due to a heavy blanket of snow.
There’s a good Swedish restaurant in Lindsborg, Kansas called The Vasa.
http://www.abc.se/~pa/publ/vasa.htm
Nice place! Folks there are mighty proud of their little town!
MFO
Not enough ballast. There is an unlearned lesson here.
:’) Thanks!
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