A centuries old shipwreck described as “huge and rare” has been discovered by underwater archaeologists in the Vistula River north of Warsaw in Poland.
Measuring a whopping 37-meters-long (121 foot) and 6-meters-wide (20 foot), this historic ship was discovered by a team of underwater archaeologists exploring in the Vistula River north of Warsaw in Poland, and according to a report in Science in Poland the boat used to carry up to “100 tons of goods.”
The successful research project was funded by the Ministry of Culture and Scientific Heritage with support of the Institute of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw , and the “massive” newly discovered boat is thought to have been a transport vessel operating between the 14th and 18th centuries. Dr. Artur Brzóska is an underwater archaeologist and head of the research project from the Association of Archaeologists Jutra, and he believes it probably “transported grain to Gdańsk.”
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