Porsö wreck in the Gulf of Finland
© Topi Sellman 11/2020
Maritime Archaeological Society of Finland, www.mas.fi
National Heritage Agency ID: 1482, location: ETRS89/WGS84 Lat: 59° 53,5152’ Lon: 22° 53,8569’
Recent C14 analysis dates the wreck into turn of the 20th century, albeit there’s a 26% chance, that it’s 200 years older. The main remnants conacenteration of the wreck lie in about 20m x 6m area. The wreck is made of softwood (pine/spruce) and appears to be clinker built - potentially of local origin, as there are no metal fastenings to be found. The wreck lies in about 6 to 9 meter depth. Allegedly, there’s another part of wreckage about 50m from this site, but it is not verified by MAS volunteers, who last dove on this modeled wrecksite in 2021.
C14 analysis: https://mas.mikrojebe.fi/kohteet/1482_Porsö/14C5450.pdf
NHA wreck page: https://www.kyppi.fi/palveluikkuna/mjreki/read/asp/r_kohde_det.aspx?KOHDE_ID=1482
Hylyt.net wreck page: https://www.hylyt.net/item/porson-hylky-2250/
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