Overview
- The Viking Ship Museum announced the discovery and ongoing excavation of Svælget 2 in the Øresund strait near Copenhagen at roughly 13 meters’ depth.
- Measuring about 92 feet by 30 feet with an estimated 300-ton capacity, the 600-year-old merchant vessel expands the known scale of cog construction.
- Extensive sand burial preserved rare features including rigging used to control sail and mast, offering unprecedented data on how large cogs were equipped.
- Archaeologists documented intact high castles and a fireproof brick galley with around 200 bricks and 15 tiles, along with cooking pots, dishes, and food remains.
- Personal items such as shoes, combs, and rosary beads were recovered, no bulk cargo was found, and researchers report no evidence of warfare or conflict at the site.