Sunken sailing ship 'loaded to the sides' with alcohol and mineral water off the Swedish coast, according to Polish diving group
A team of divers has discovered a massive haul of champagne and wine on a shipwreck on the floor of the Baltic Sea. On a recent dive trip off the coast of Sweden , the Polish diving group BaltiTech spotted what looked like an old fishing boat on their sonar, 20 or so nautical miles south of the Aland islands, between Sweden and Finland.'At first, there were doubts whether there would be anyone willing to go down,' they said in a post on their website.
The water, in bottles made by the German company Selters, might suggest who the ship belonged to. 'In those days, mineral water was treated almost like medicine and only found its way to royal tables,' according to the diving group. 'Its value was so precious that transports were escorted by the police. We came across about 100 sealed bottles.'Stachura told the BBC that he believes the 'treasure' could have been destined for Stockholm or St.
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