This summer, Vrak's research coordinator Patrik Höglund and project manager Jim Hansson have been in the Rügen area in Germany to investigate a wreck from the early 18th century, together with German, Norwegian and Polish colleagues.
Vrak's maritime archaeologists have discovered several cases where objects appear to have been taken from historical wrecks over the past year. These include ship Riksäpplet and Bodekull in Dalarö.
At least ten large shipwrecks have been discovered this week at the small island of Smörasken outside the naval city of Karlskrona. Six of them were previously known to exist. The ships were probably sunk at different times, including the turbulent years of 1710 and 1712. The Museum of Wreck's maritime archaeologists have been doing underwater surveys this week and hope to identify them soon.
Marinarkeologer från Vrak har hittat vraket av örlogsskeppet Äpplet. Äpplet sjösattes 1629 och är byggt av samma skeppsbyggmästare som färdigställde skeppet Vasa ett år tidigare.
Vrak – Museum of Wrecks has won Museum of the Year 2026. The award goes to a museum that's shown an innovative and community centered way of working.
All around us on land there are many historical traces, such as ruins, burial grounds and other ancient remains. But what does it look like beneath the water surface?
Maritime archaeologists from Vrak collaborated with the coast guard in the Stockholm archipelago, to find out more about the 16th century ship known as Kraveln.
One day in the 1550s, a customs officer in Stockholm inspected barrels of iron pieces known as osmund iron. The barrels had been loaded onto a ship for export, but the ship never reached its destination and sank at Dalarö. They have now been recovered by Vrak – Museum of Wrecks in a unique maritime archaeological investigation.
Maritime archeaologists have invesgigated wreck of 15th century vessel Gribshunden. The goal was to establish a management and protection plan for the shipwreck.
The book “Under the Surface” takes readers to the world under the surface of the Baltic Sea, where unique findings are preserved. It is now free for download.
Viking era harbours have left traces around the Baltic sea. Thanks to their ship building technique vikings could reach further and create great harbours.
Maritime archaeologists from Vrak – Museum of Wrecks and the Swedish Navy have teamed up to further investigate Äpplet, Vasa’s sister ship. What have they uncovered?
Although the viking era is known for burned graves, there are several findings of unburned ships from viking burial sites.
The prestigious EMYA prize is awarded each year to Europe’s top museums. We are delighted that Vrak – Museum of Wrecks has made it to the 2024 finals.
In 2022, three men were sentenced with a fine for looting shipwrecks off Öland that are protected by law as cultural heritage objects. The verdict was appealed, and the Göta Court of Appeal has now announced that the three men will have their sentences increased to imprisonment.
Just over a year after Vasa’s sister ship Äpplet was discovered by maritime archaeologists from Vrak – Museum of Wrecks and the Swedish navy, new investigations reveal startling new finds.
News about the discovery of Äpplet, Vasa's sister ship, reached around the world.
The waters surrounding Dalarö are home to many well-preserved shipwrecks from the 17th century to the present day. A long-known shipwreck called the Bellevue wreck now appears to have been built as early as the late 15th century or early 16th century. The wreck is thus older than the Dalarö community settled in the 1630s.
