The authorities did not allow Polish divers to raise from the bottom a batch of champagne that never reached the palace of Emperor Nicholas I.
The ban was imposed by the Swedish authorities, who took a firm position on the issue of protecting the “ancient relic.”
The ship that sank with champagne in the Baltic Sea has been known about since 2016, CBS News reports.
Enthusiasts believe the drink is still fit for consumption, so they wanted to bring the cargo to the surface.
Permission was requested for this, but the Swedish authorities refused. The ship lies near the Swedish island of Öland at a depth of 58 m.
The leader of the diving team, Thomas Stachura, shared that over 40 years of diving, he often found batches of alcohol on sunken ships. But this time, an absolute record was recorded – more than 100 bottles.
In addition to champagne, the ship contains cargo of porcelain and bottles of mineral water.
There is also a version that the contents of the hold actually belonged not to the Russian Emperor Nicholas I, but to the Swedish King Oscar I.
Author: Dmitry Bobrov
