Sweden to launch a four-year project to save its unluckiest warship


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The Vasa ship sank on her maiden voyage in 1628, and salvaged in 1961. — Pixabay

Sweden is embarking on a colossal four-year project to safeguard a nearly 400-year-old warship that is the centrepiece of its famous Vasa Museum.

The ship, one of Stockholm’s main tourist attractions, sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 and remained at the bottom of the sea until it was salvaged in 1961.

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