{"id":9353,"date":"2024-02-05T14:22:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T14:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/?p=9353"},"modified":"2024-02-05T14:24:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T14:24:20","slug":"carnikavas-burinieka-vraks-vesturisks-atradums-baltijas-jura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/en\/carnikavas-shipwreck-a-historical-find-in-the-baltic-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnikava shipwreck: a historical find in the Baltic Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

The history of the ancient Carnikava wooden sailing shipwreck<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. In September of 2010, an ancient fragment of a wooden sailing ship wreck was washed up on the coast of the Gulf of Riga near Carnikava. This find aroused great interest among both historians and archaeologists, as it provided valuable information about shipping in the Baltic Sea in the 18th century.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The opinion of historical specialists<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    According to experts, the wreck belonged to a three-masted sailing vessel, which was about 30 meters long. The ship was built in the 18th century, most likely in England. This is confirmed by the coin found under the mast - a penny minted in 1799.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Penny of the coin found in 1992 under the mast of the Carnikava sailor, dated 1799.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Evidence of the history of the Carnikava wooden sailing ship<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    More than 100 different items were also washed up along with the wreckage fragment, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n