UNDERSEA WRECKS

BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE MARITIME Museum of Finland and Britain's Mary Rose Trust have teamed up with four other archeological groups to explore four important European shipwrecks, creating what will be a virtual exhibition of their findings.Internet sites will publish pictures and information about the sites, which include:*A late 13th Century cog, (small, trade vessel), off Mecklenburg, Germany;*The Vrouw Maria, a Dutch sailing ship that sank off Finland in 1771, carrying artworks and treasures from Amsterdam to St Petersburg for Catherine the Great. The wreck is ...


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