10.11.2021 - Hanseschiff

During the first dive after the discovery, archaeologists of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck and the Working Group for Maritime and Limnic Archaeology (AMLA) at the Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel came across the remains of a historic shipwreck from the Hanseatic period. The wreck, about 20 m long, had previously been discovered during inspection work. The investigations now provided evidence that it was a merchant ship built in the 17th century that sank with its cargo on the approach to Lübeck.

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From the Knurrhahn, a boat with a diving platform of the Lübeck Port Authority, the diver starts along a safety rope down into the depths of the Trave. At a water depth of about 11 meters, the first barrels become visible. These are still in place on the ship, therefore neatly arranged next to each other. A tape measure and marking nails for measuring and photogrammetric recording had been installed by another diver before. Here no timber is yet visible from the ship. After a few meters the first timbers become visible. These belong to an already broken off part of the ship's side. The connections of the planks and ribs with wooden nails provide first clues to the construction of the ship.

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Hanseatic ship discovered

Underwater archaeologists proof historical shipwreck

diving video