The Natural Environment of the Shipwreck Vrouw Maria (1771) in the Northern Baltic Sea: an assessment of her state of preservation |
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| Authors: | Minna Leino Ari T. Ruuskanen Juha Flinkman Jussi Kaasinen Ulla E. Klemelä Riikka Hietala Niko Nappu |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Maritime Archaeology Unit, National Board of Antiquities, Hylkysaari FIN 00570 Helsinki;2. University of Helsinki, Tv?rminne Zoological Station, J. A. Palmenintie 260, FIN 10900 Hanko;3. Finnish Environment Institute, Marine Centre, Mechelininkatu 34a, FIN 00250 Helsinki;4. Nokia Research Center, It?merenkatu 11 –13, FIN 00180 Helsinki, Finland;5. National Board of Antiquities, Hylkysaari FIN 00570 Helsinki;6. Finnish Meteorological Institute PL 503 FIN 00101 Helsinki |
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| Abstract: | Vrouw Maria, a merchant vessel sailing from Amsterdam to St Petersburg in 1771, ran aground in the northern Baltic Sea. Her cargo included Dutch works of art bought by Catherine the Great. The wreck was located in 1999, 41 m deep. This study aims to understand environmental factors and physical stresses affecting the wreck, using three different approaches—studying the wreck as an artificial reef; describing the conditions inside the wreck; and measuring the physical stresses caused by currents. The methods applied were biological, archaeological, hydrological, geological and physical. The data will be a basis for further monitoring. © 2010 The Authors |
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| Keywords: | maritime archaeology shipwreck Baltic Sea preservation artificial reef Vrouw Maria |
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