Archaeologists stunned by 700-year-old ship found miraculously in ‘very good’ condition
“There are two main options currently: it will go to the maritime museum or to the wreck preservation area in Tallinn Bay near Naissaar Island.
“Unfortunately the size and restricted conditions of construction do not let us to move the ship away in one part.”
The Hanseatic League, also called Hansa, was originally formed in north German towns and German merchant communities overseas to help trade flourish.
It eventually grew into a virtual monopoly over maritime trade in the Baltic, with the cog being one of the main ships it used.
This is because it had a lot of cargo space, a flat bottom for accessing shallow waters and did need to many men in order to operate it.
Additional reporting by Michael Havis.
Article source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1598760/archaeologists-stunned-700-year-old-ship-estonia-hanseatic-league