Shipwreck full of Champagne discovered in the Baltic Sea

It is certainly not unheard of to find evidence of booze in shipwrecks – it is, after all something that was both part of everyday life for sailors. However, to find such a large quantity of bottles of fine wine, all still intact, is truly remarkable.

Using sonar, Polish diving group BaltiTech picked up the remains of what they believed to be the remains of a fishing ship.

However, when divers Marek Cacaj and Pawel Truszynski descended into the depths to see the wreckage for themselves, they found a more precious cargo than herring.

“We encountered a 19th century sailing ship in very good condition, loaded to the sides with champagne, wine, mineral water and porcelain,” a statement from BaltiTech explained.

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