Two ships under rocks

The wrecks of two clinker-built vessels were excavated and lifted off the coast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in northern Germany as part of the archaeological mitigation procedures for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.The ships formed part of an underwater barrier created by Swedish forces during the Great Northern War in 1715. As a result of the excavation carried out by the state authority for culture and monu­ments in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, both wrecks were documented underwater, disassembled, lifted and studied on the surface. All ship timbers were recorded in detail using a structured-­light scanner and photogrammetry before the wrecks were moved into temporary wet storage. After completion of the marine construction project, the wrecks will be re-deposited near their original locations

Archaeology · Excavation · Geography · Shipbuilding · Underwater · Underwater archaeology · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Geology