A team of Polish divers have discovered a 19th-century shipwreck filled with historical cargo.
The discovery was made in the Baltic Sea about 20 nautical miles off the Swedish coast.
Divers found cases of champagne, baskets of mineral water and porcelain.
Archaeologists unearth 24 skeletons inside the hotel dating back to the 7th century
“I have been diving for 40 years and I often find a bottle or two… but to find a sunken ship with so much cargo is a first for me,” said Thomas, a diver and head of Baltictech. Team Tomasz Stachura is a group of technical divers, said in a press release.
Divers found 100 bottles of champagne, mineral water and porcelain. (Thomas Stacula/Baltictech)
After the expedition, researchers examined artifacts to learn more about the ship’s history.
“We managed to take a photo of the brand name printed on the clay bottle, and it turned out that it was produced by the German company Selters and is still produced today. The logo had this precise shape for that period,” says underwater photographer Marek Cacaj , said the press release.
Divers estimate that the ship capsized in the second half of the 19th century.
For more lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.
According to the Baltic World Wildlife Fund, the Baltic Sea is the youngest ocean on Earth, emerging about 10,000 to 15,000 years ago as glaciers retreated at the end of the last Ice Age.
Divers estimate that the ship capsized in the second half of the 19th century. (Thomas Stacula/Baltictech)
It is located in Northern Europe and is surrounded by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden.
“The German brand Selters water was highly prized in the 19th century, often kept on royal tables and considered almost medicinal,” the press release states.
The Baltictech team is working with the Maris Foundation and Södertörn University to further analyze this rare find.
Click here to subscribe to our lifestyle newsletter
Divers reported finding about 100 bottles of champagne.
The Baltic Technology team will work with various groups to examine the artifacts found. (Thomas Stacula/Baltictech)
Divers noted in a press release that extracting the Champagne treasure will take some time due to administrative restrictions.
Baltic Technology Group has discovered numerous shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea.
Click here to get the Fox News app
Its last major discovery was reported to be the SS Karlsruhe, the last ship to leave Pilava (Port of Königsberg) before Russia occupied East Prussia in 1945 (as part of Operation Hannibal).
