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17th-Century Swedish Shipwreck Emerges as Baltic Sea Levels Drop

2/18/2026

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A 17th-century Swedish Navy shipwreck resurfaced off Kastellholmen in Stockholm as Baltic Sea levels fall.
The wreck has been buried underwater for about 400 years.
Marine archaeologist Jim Hansson says the ship was sunk around 1640 to support a bridge.
Experts are identifying the wreck among five similar ones nearby as part of The Lost Navy program, which aims to date and identify Baltic shipwrecks.

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A 17th-century Swedish Navy shipwreck resurfaced off Kastellholmen in Stockholm as Baltic Sea levels fall.
The wreck has been buried underwater for about 400 years.
Marine archaeologist Jim Hansson says the ship was sunk around 1640 to support a bridge.
Experts are identifying the wreck among five similar ones nearby as part of The Lost Navy program, which aims to date and identify Baltic shipwrecks.