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Widely reported ship remnants not from medieval Hanneke Vromen: authority

Xinhua, February 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Finnish National Board of Antiquities said on Thursday the samples from a sunken ship in Gulf of Finland were not from the medieval Hanneke Vromen as presumed.

The authority noted that Finnish archaeological diver Rauno Koivusaari had reported the wreck to the Board last spring and it was regarded as being Dutch Hanneke Vromen that sunk in 1468.

Analysis of the oak wood used was later carried out in Denmark and indicated, however, that the samples dated back to the early 18th century only. The oak trees were probably cut down around 1715 in Lower Saxony.

The Board noted in a press release that more research would be needed.

The sea area around the island of Jussaro has a wealth of marine archaeological remnants. Medieval time material may be deeper and buried under wrecks from later times, the Board said.

Finnish media reported widely earlier last year that remnants of Hanneke Vromen were located. The loss of the ship was a high profile sea catastrophe of the era. The cargo reportedly included 10,000 gold gulden. Endit