Underwater archaeology

In our case, when the UW visibility decreases I start piloting the submersible watching the TV monitor showing the LYYN T38™ enhanced video and stop looking through the front window…

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Our knowledge of our marine heritage and the natural marine environment in southern Sweden is very weak.  There are of course many reasons for this lack of knowledge, but a major contributing factor is that water is an obstacle in the availability of the marine landscape. This leads to lower priority in the protection of [...]

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Lund, Sweden, May 12, 2009
This weekend divers made unique findings in the woods outside eastern Skåne which most likely represents traces of human activities. Arne Sjöström, diver and archaeologist, has encountered a 4×2 meters wooden structure on the subsea peat banks. This unique finding is probably a big fish trap. They have also found torch [...]

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”Explore Lake Champlain’s amazing shipwrecks without getting wet!
Join Lake Champlain Shipwrecks for a unique adventure. First we cruise to the wreck site, then, while sitting above the wreck, we’ll tell you the story behind it. Next, we deploy our ROV (remotely operated vehicle) and you will be able to see the wreck on screens onboard [...]

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The steel car ferry Milwaukee sank in a Lake Michigan gale with all hands on October 22, 1929. At the time of it’s sinking it was a 338 foot long ferry carrying train cars and other goods across Lake Michigan. That trip is approximately 85 miles and is still done today. The sinking of the [...]

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