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In most waters, wood will be consumed by various life forms fairly quickly. No ancient shipwrecks are found there. The exceptions include the Baltic, the Black
by BurningFrog 2y ago
In most waters, wood will be consumed by various life forms fairly quickly. No ancient shipwrecks are found there.
The exceptions include the Baltic, the Black Sea, and the deep ocean.
Don't know what saved this old boat though.
- userbinator 2y agoOf course the Titanic has been continuously rusting away too, along with being eaten by bacteria.
- Unearned5161 2y agoIn water yes, but ancient shipwrecks are found all over the place because they've been buried under sediment. That is the case with this one, you'll notice in the article that they say, "the sand protection is leaving", which I take to mean that while it was discovered in 1993, it was covered up with sand and so protected from issues such as water movement, sun, and life forms. The sand is now eroding away and leaving the ship unprotected, hence the move, hence the article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeology_of_shipwrecks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeology_of_shipwrecks
- BurningFrog 2y agoThanks. I wasn't aware of this!
- LtdJorge 2y agoIt was also protected with a metallic coffin when discovered in the 90s
- mongol 2y agoIn Stockholm there now is, in addition to the well known Vasa museum, a museum about wrecks. It is called Vrak (Wreck) and is about wrecks in the Baltic Sea mainly. It is more of the interactive kind, no big wrecks on display, but smaller artifacts and audio/video/VR and so on. Interesting for those curious about the subject.