VASA: THE GHOST WARSHIP, A ROYAL GALLEON SAVED FROM OBLIVION

The wreck of the Swedish Royal vessel the VASA, has been laying on the seabed of the Baltic Sea for 333 years until the iconic warship  was salvaged and displayed in 1961in a dedicated Museum in Stockholm to reveal its splendor to the World.

This unique almost intact life-size wreck dating from 1628 has fascinated generations of historians and researchers working to best preserve it and unravel its many mysteries.

Why did it sink on the very day of its sailing off? 

How instrumental was this vessel for the Swedish King, Gustavus II Adolphus, at war with Poland at the time?  and who was held responsible for the wreck at the time?

Today new underwater excavations bring valuable new artefacts and human remains out of the water. The recent progress on DNA samples' identification enables scientists to give a face to some of the crewmembers and bring them back to life for the first time, with surprising new facts. 

We travel back in time bringing new insights to the daily life of those who perished. What was life on board? Where did these sailors come from? was it a male only crew? 

As we bring new pieces to the puzzle of the Vasa Mystery our story also retraces  the flourishing commercial hub and maritime warfare at stake in the region under growing Royal Swedish influence.