400‑year‑old warship emerges from receding waters in Stockholm

Name: 400‑year‑old warship emerges from receding waters in Stockholm
Uploaded: 2026-02-18T17:09:00-0600
Duration: 38 s
Description: Record‑low water levels in Stockholm have exposed the wooden hull of a 400‑year‑old Swedish warship. Archaeologists say the vessel, deliberately sunk in the 1640s to help build a bridge, still contains cannonballs, pottery and ropes. Researchers are now working to identify the ship.

Record‑low water levels in Stockholm have exposed the wooden hull of a 400‑year‑old Swedish warship. Archaeologists say the vessel, deliberately sunk in the 1640s to help build a bridge, still contains cannonballs, pottery and ropes. Researchers are now working to identify the ship.