The wreck of the Danish ship Havmanden in Gothenburg's northern archipelago is to be examined anew. Marine archaeologists hope to gain fresh insights into the vessel's construction and recover personal items.
The frigate Havmanden was en route to the island of Saint Thomas in 1683 carrying convicts aboard. Mutineers seized the vessel near the Azores, and the ship later sank in Gothenburg's northern archipelago.
Marine archaeologists plan to study the wreck to gain more knowledge of its construction and to secure it for the future. The work is carried out in collaboration with Bohusläns museum.
"With a protective cover later this year we will slow the decay and preserve this dark but important history so that it does not disappear on the seabed", says museum inspector Andreas Kallmeyer Bloch from the Danish National Museum.
