Ship Wrecked in Norway’s Deepest Lake 700 Years Ago Reveals its Secrets
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<p>A ship that sunk in Norway’s deepest lake several centuries ago has been identified as a føringsbåt, a type of boat that was used to haul cargo and passengers between 1300 and 1900 AD. These particular vessels were actually built specifically to cross Lake Mjøsa<a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mj%C3%B8sa" rel="nofollow">,[/url] Norway’s largest lake (73 miles or 117 kilometers long), and have been used for that purpose since medieval times.</p>
<p>The 33-foot (10-meter)
medieval boat was first spotted on the bottom of the lake at a depth of approximately 1,300 feet (400 meters) in 2022. This was an accidental result of a sonar search undertaken by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim and the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), which was designed to find munitions that had been dumped in the lake during World War II.</p>
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<p>Unfortunately, the scientists responsible for this exciting discovery were only able to return to get a good look at the wreck this past October, which is why until now it had been considered a mystery ship.</p>
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