{"id":1129,"date":"2020-08-20T07:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T05:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/badewanne.fi\/?page_id=1129"},"modified":"2021-07-30T10:00:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T08:00:07","slug":"dutch-17th-century-merchantman","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/badewanne.fi\/?page_id=1129","title":{"rendered":"“The Swan” \u2013 1636"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

UPDATE JULY 30TH 2021<\/strong> \u2013 The age of this unique fluit-wreck in the baltic sea has been resolved!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Niklas Eriksson (C) Handle Productions 2021\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Badewanne has succeeded in revealing the age of this unique shipwreck lying on the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Badewanne originally discovered the wreck last year at the depth of 85 meters. This summer, during the filming of the documentary film \u201dFluit<\/em>\u201d, the diving team found the transom of the exceptionally well-preserved wreck. As the divers succeeded in turning over the transom which was laying face down on the seabed, an engraving with the year 1636 was revealed along with an image of a swan. The swan is presumed to represent the name of the ship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Badewanne (C) Handle Productions 2021\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The divers also took measurements of the wreck to determine the accurate size of the vessel. The diving team will continue to research the history of the wreck together with maritime archaeologists Minna Koivikko<\/em> from the Finnish Heritage Agency and Martijn Manders<\/em> from the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, along with fluit expert and maritime archaeologist Niklas Eriksson<\/em> from Stockholm University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Badewanne (C) Handle Productions 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201dFluit<\/em>\u201d is a documentary film project by Handle Productions. The film is directed by Sakari Suuronen<\/em>, written by Beata Harju<\/em> and produced by Hanna Hemil\u00e4<\/em>. Co-producer is Annemiek van der Hell<\/em> from Windmill film, Netherlands. The diving project has been financed by i.a. the Foundation of Antero and Merja Parma and the Swedish Television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Handle Productions is a film and TV production company. The productions include Paavo, a Life in Five Courses, a documentary film about Ingrid Bergman\u2019s butler; the animated feature film Moomins on the
Riviera and children\u2019s TV-series Tommy\u2019s Supersofa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Badewanne consists of voluntary divers with different nationalities. The team is specialized in documenting wrecks in the Gulf of Finland. Badewanne is also involved in research of environmental threats of shipwrecks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The divers participating in the research of the fluit have been Jouni Polkko, Tommi Toivonen, Sam St\u00e4uber, Jani Tattari, Ivar Treffner, Mauro Sacchi, Tiffany Norberg, Edd Stockdale, Harri Laakso and Juha Flinkman.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Press Release (ENG\/FI) and Pictures:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n