A 19th-century shipwreck was uncovered in good condition loaded with champagne bottles in the deep Baltic Sea. The discovery was made by a team of Polish divers off the south coast of Sweden.

The ancient sailing ship was, "loaded to the sides with champagne, wine, mineral water and porcelain," according to the statement by the Baltictech team, who made the discovery.

“I have been diving for 40 years, and it often happens that there is one bottle or two… but to discover a wreck with so much cargo, it’s a first for me,” Tomasz Stachura, the leader of the diving team that discovered the wreck told CNN.

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When the divers first discovered the wreck on the sonar, they thought it to be a fishing boat. But when two of their divers were gone for almost two hours for what was supposed to be a quick dive, they knew they had found something interesting.

The team encountered over 100 bottles of champagne and clay bottles of mineral water. While the champagne seemed more valuable, it was the mineral water that was more precious according to Baltictech.

"Its value was so precious that transports were escorted by the police," the statement by Baltictech said.

In older days, mineral water only reached the royals and was almost treated like medicine. The water bottles had the seal of Selters, a highly regarded German brand in those days which still exists today. The water comes from a mineral spring in the town of Selters, in Hesse, a central German state and has been bottled for more than 800 years.

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"Thanks to the shape of the stamp and with historians' help, we know that our shipment was produced between 1850-1867. Interestingly, the pottery factory into which the water was bottled also exists, and we are in contact with them to find out more details," said&nbsp;Stachura.

The divers have informed the Swedish authorities about their finds, located about 20 nautical miles south of Öland, a Swedish island. However, Stachura said that the extraction of the bottles could take some time due to administrative restrictions.

“It had been lying there for 170 years, so let it lie there for one more year, and we will have time to better prepare for the operation,” he said.

Stachura told the BBC that the shipment could have been transported to Tsar Nicholas I, the Russian emperor, who is reported to have lost a ship in the same area during that time.

(With inputs from agencies)

A 19th-century shipwreck was uncovered in good condition loaded with champagne bottles in the deep Baltic Sea. The discovery was made by a team of Polish divers off the south coast of Sweden.

A 19th-century shipwreck was uncovered in good condition loaded with champagne bottles in the deep Baltic Sea. The discovery was made by a team of Polish divers off the south coast of Sweden. The ancient sailing ship was, "loaded to the sides with champagne, wine, mineral water and porcelain," according to the statement by the Baltictech team, who made the discovery. “I have been diving for 40 years, and it often happens that there is one bottle or two… but to discover a wreck with so much cargo, it’s a first for me,” Tomasz Stachura, the leader of the diving team that discovered the wreck told CNN. Also Read | Australia's biggest maritime mystery solved as MV Noongah's shipwreck found after 55 years When the divers first discovered the wreck on the sonar, they thought it to be a fishing boat. But when two of their divers were gone for almost two hours for what was supposed to be a quick dive, they knew they had found something interesting. The team encountered over 100 bottles of champagne and clay bottles of mineral water. While the champagne seemed more valuable, it was the mineral water that was more precious according to Baltictech. "Its value was so precious that transports were escorted by the police," the statement by Baltictech said. In older days, mineral water only reached the royals and was almost treated like medicine. The water bottles had the seal of Selters, a highly regarded German brand in those days which still exists today. The water comes from a mineral spring in the town of Selters, in Hesse, a central German state and has been bottled for more than 800 years. Also Read | Labourer finds diamond worth $95,000 in India's Panna city: 'I knew I had found a diamond' "Thanks to the shape of the stamp and with historians' help, we know that our shipment was produced between 1850-1867. Interestingly, the pottery factory into which the water was bottled also exists, and we are in contact with them to find out more details," said Stachura. The divers have informed the Swedish authorities about their finds, located about 20 nautical miles south of Öland, a Swedish island. However, Stachura said that the extraction of the bottles could take some time due to administrative restrictions. “It had been lying there for 170 years, so let it lie there for one more year, and we will have time to better prepare for the operation,” he said. Stachura told the BBC that the shipment could have been transported to Tsar Nicholas I, the Russian emperor, who is reported to have lost a ship in the same area during that time. (With inputs from agencies)

19th-century shipwreck discovered loaded with over 100 champagne bottles and valuable mineral water

A 25-member dive team in Kuwait has taken up the responsibility of removing various types of waste from the sea bed surrounding the West Asian nation. The deep sea cleaning efforts in Kuwait are in response to the threats due to increasing marine pollution.

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Spectators gathered to watch diving competition at Bosnian waterfall despite the rain. Divers took plunge more than 66 feet in Pliva waterfall.

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Six Malaysian rescue divers drowned in a freak accident while searching for a boy who had gone missing in a pool at an abandoned tin mine, emergency officials said Thursday.

The 17-year-old boy had gone missing Wednesday while fishing in the pool popular with anglers in the township of Puchong west of the capital Kuala Lumpur.

Mohammad Hamdan Wahid, fire and rescue department director-general, said the divers encountered strong undercurrents that spun them around in the murky water.

Local police chief Abdul Aziz Ali said the spinning caused them to lose their diving gear. They were pulled out of the water after 30 minutes but by then they were already unconscious, he added.

Fire chief Mohammad described the death of six officers in one day as the "worst tragedy" to hit his department.

The search for the missing youth was continuing, he said.

Six Malaysian rescue divers drowned in a freak accident while searching for a boy who had gone missing in a pool at an abandoned tin mine, emergency officials said Thursday.

Six Malaysian rescue divers drowned in a freak accident while searching for a boy who had gone missing in a pool at an abandoned tin mine, emergency officials said Thursday. The 17-year-old boy had gone missing Wednesday while fishing in the pool popular with anglers in the township of Puchong west of the capital Kuala Lumpur. Mohammad Hamdan Wahid, fire and rescue department director-general, said the divers encountered strong undercurrents that spun them around in the murky water. Local police chief Abdul Aziz Ali said the spinning caused them to lose their diving gear. They were pulled out of the water after 30 minutes but by then they were already unconscious, he added. Fire chief Mohammad described the death of six officers in one day as the "worst tragedy" to hit his department. The search for the missing youth was continuing, he said.

Six Malaysian rescue divers drown in bid to save boy

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