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Champagne found on 19th-century shipwreck off Sweden is declared off limits (www.cbsnews.com)

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No one will be allowed to fish out any of the nearly 100 bottles of 19th-century Champagne and mineral water nestled in a shipwreck off southern Sweden without proper authorization, officials said Wednesday.

Though the wreck's location has been known since 2016 and is registered in Sweden's National Antiquities Office's cultural environment, it was only on July 11 that Polish scuba divers found the precious cargo.

The wreck, which sits at about 190 feet deep off the coast of the southern Sweden county of Blekinge, was found by the divers while they were checking spots of interest about 20 nautical miles south of the Swedish Baltic Sea island of Oeland.

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[-] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 27 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Champagne isn't supposed to be aged for very long... I suppose it can be valuable to people who just want to say they drank it, but it's probably not going to be very good.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

I think only fortified wines can survive longer term like that.

[-] uienia@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Someone already tasted 19th century champagne from the Baltic Sea (from a different wreck).

[-] cynthorpe@discuss.online 16 points 3 months ago

Anyone wanna go Nathan Drake on that shit?

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Under 7 atm of pressure they will probably explode like claymore mines if brought to sea level pressure and temperature.

[-] cynthorpe@discuss.online 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

That's the terror of knowing
What hydrostatic pressure is about
Watching some good wine screaming
"Let me out!"

[-] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Since ship wracks have an issue with looters. Either they allow someone to recover it or pirates will.

[-] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I think it's more like, the ship wreck will be recovered by someone. It is up to them to label these people as "illegal looters/pirates" or legitimate recovery which they will do business with.

If they go the "it's illegal" route then they won't see the loot for some time, while it gets sold on the black market.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Whatever, Sweden. You hate fun.

[-] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago

Sweden plan on patrolling the waters to enforce that?

Now that the info's out there...

[-] afSegelhud@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Öland*

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