During its time in the sea bottom of Stockholm harbor, huge amounts of iron and sulfurous compounds accumulated in the wood of the royal warship Vasa. Since 2000 it has been noticed that changes are ...

Vasa was the world’s most high-tech warship when it set sail. Today, it’s a resource for naval historians and archaeologists–and a cautionary tale for those who seek to design technology. The story of ...

A Swedish museum has launched a massive four-year project to preserve the sagging hull of the Vasa, a majestic warship that sank nearly 400 years ago and is now one of Sweden's most popular tourist ...

Last week, in amongst the Brexit fallout, I did what every sensible Brit would do and left the country for a few days, deciding to pop to Scandinavia at a moment's notice while I still could. Sunny ...

The Swedish Warship Vasa never made it out of Stockholm harbor. It sank on its maiden voyage in 1628, and nearly 400 years later, the ship is suffering a slow, inexorable decay in Sweden's Vasa Museum ...

The remains of the ship were found in Vaxholm, where it sunk in 1658. Marine archaeologists Patrik Hoglund (L) and Jim Hansson pose with a piece of wood from the "Applet" (The Apple) ship at Vrak ...