Swedish authorities have labeled the sunken ship 'an ancient relic' which requires 'a clear and strong protection' to remain intact.
No one will be allowed to fish out any of the nearly 100 bottles of 19th-century Champagne and mineral water nestled in a shipwreck off southern Sweden without proper authorization, officials said Wednesday.Though the wreck's location has been known since 2016 and is registered in Sweden 's National Antiquities Office's cultural environment, it was only on July 11 that Polish scuba divers found the precious cargo.
champagne bottles, without permission from the county,' Magnus Johansson, a county official told The Associated Press. 'The champagne bottles are a fantastically well-preserved find that gives us a snapshot of shipping and life on board at the end of the 19th century,' he added.Had the wreck been from before 1850, it would automatically have been listed as an ancient relic, local authorities said.
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