Posted on 05/09/2015 6:42:39 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
A fabulous sunken treasure may be recovered off Finland coast as archaeologist divers say they have found the wreck of a legendary 15th-century vessel.
According to historic documents, the Hanneke Wrome was one of two ships that left Luebeck, Germany, for Tallinn, Estonia, on Nov. 11, 1468.
Records also indicate the cargo included 10,000 gold coins and gold jewelry -- a treasure estimated to be worth more than $150 million today.
Strong east winds, actually very rare in Finland, caught both vessels. While the other ship managed to get to Tallinn, the Hanneke Wrome went down in the storm with more than 200 passengers and crew...
"The wreck is scattered in east-west direction, confirming the dynamic of the sinking during the eastern storm," Koivusaari told Discovery News.
He added that documents in Tallin state archives record two different distances for the ship sinking, one 10 miles from Tallin and other 14 miles from Tallin.
"Both of them were right. One measured the distance in Hanseatic nautical miles and the other used the league, a unit of lenght invented by Romans and still in use at that time. The ship was found right at that recorded distance," Koivusaari said.
Measuring some 130 feet in length, the Hanneke Wrome appears in an underwater video shot by team member Micke Ahgren.
The footage shows well-preserved sections of the wooden hull and even an anchor.
"It is right the kind of anchor used in the Hanseatic ships," Koivusaari said.
He added the wreck shows it was built in the construction style of a cog ship, but it is bigger and may be a hulk ship instead. Hulk ships were mostly used as a river or canal boats.
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According to historic documents, strong east winds, actually very rare in Finland, caught both vessels. While the other ship managed to get to Tallinn, the Hanneke Wrome drowned in the storm with more than 200 passengers and crew. It was one of the major maritime disasters of its time. Photos: Diving Into a Mediterranean Shipwreck [Rauno Koivusaari]
I’m 1/16 Finnish and demand my share of the loot.
The finder will say, “You’ll have to Suomi.”
The second paragraph starts out, “Be sure to drink your Ovaltine.”
Gordon Lightfoot’s ancester sang a song called ‘The Wreck of the Henneke Wrome.’
The Baltic, ‘tis said, never gives up its, uh, head, bread... hmm...
:’) Sisu bumpersticker?
So since the Finnish gooberment claims they own the wreck then the gooberment must be paying all of the costs, right? Right? Anyone? Buehler?
LOL
They need to finnish the recovery.
I’m half Finnish so I demand more than you.
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![According to historic documents, strong east winds, actually very rare in Finland, caught both vessels. While the other ship managed to get to Tallinn, the Hanneke Wrome drowned in the storm with more than 200 passengers and crew. It was one of the major maritime disasters of its time. Photos: Diving Into a Mediterranean Shipwreck [Rauno Koivusaari]](http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/2-shipwreck-gold-estonia.jpg)
