更新于：2026年2月18日 / 美国东部时间上午6:52 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/法新社
斯德哥尔摩 – 一艘17世纪瑞典海军沉船在斯德哥尔摩市中心水下沉睡400年后，因波罗的海异常低水位突然显露水面，成为瑞典水域近期发现的又一艘数百年历史的船只。
自2月初以来，这艘船体保存完好的木质船身木板已在卡斯特尔霍尔门岛附近水域露出水面，清晰呈现其船骨结构。
斯德哥尔摩沉船博物馆（Vrak – Museum of Wrecks）海洋考古学家吉姆·汉森（Jim Hansson）向法新社表示：”我们发现了一艘由瑞典海军故意凿沉的沉船。”
汉森解释，专家认为这艘船在服役后，于1640年左右被凿沉，用作连接卡斯特尔霍尔门岛新桥的基础。
由于该区域有五艘类似沉船排列成桥基，考古学家尚未确定这艘船的具体身份，所有沉船均可追溯至16世纪末至17世纪初。
“这是一种解决方案——与其使用新木材，不如直接用船体本身（橡木材质）来建桥，”汉森站在沉船残骸前说道，”波罗的海没有船蛆啃食木材，所以它能保存400年。”
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考古学家称，2013年该船部分残骸曾露出水面，但此次因波罗的海水位降至约100年来最低，沉船才完整显现。
“北欧地区长期受高压系统影响，导致波罗的海海水被挤向北海和大西洋，”汉森解释水位下降的原因。
一项名为”失落海军”的研究项目正在进行中，旨在识别并精确断代波罗的海海底大量瑞典海军沉船。
近年来该区域已发现多艘沉船及文物：
- 2024年4月：研究人员在瑞典海岸外的古代沉船中发现数百年文物，包括武器箱和盔甲碎片。
- 2024年7月：潜水队在瑞典波罗的海海底沉船中发现大量香槟和葡萄酒，后被政府列为禁区。
- 2022年10月：瑞典海洋考古学家发现了标志性17世纪战舰”瓦萨号”（Vasa）的失散姊妹舰，该舰曾在首航时沉没，1960年代从海底打捞后长期在斯德哥尔摩展出。
Naval shipwreck emerges in Sweden after being buried underwater for 400 years
Updated on: February 18, 2026 / 6:52 AM EST / CBS/AFP
A 17th century Swedish Navy shipwreck buried underwater in central Stockholm for 400 years has suddenly become visible due to unusually low Baltic Sea levels, marking the latest centuries-old vessel to be found in the country’s waters.
The wooden planks of the ship’s well-preserved hull have since early February been peeking out above the surface of the water off the island of Kastellholmen, providing a clear picture of its skeleton.
“We have a shipwreck here, which was sunk on purpose by the Swedish Navy,” Jim Hansson, a marine archeologist at Stockholm’s Vrak – Museum of Wrecks, told AFP.
Hansson said experts believe that after serving in the navy, the ship was sunk around 1640 to use as a foundation for a new bridge to the island of Kastellholmen.
Archeologists have yet to identify the exact ship, as it is one of five similar wrecks lined up in the same area to form the bridge, all dating from the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
“This is a solution, instead of using new wood you can use the hull itself, which is oak” to build the bridge, Hansson said.
“We don’t have shipworm here in the Baltic that eats the wood, so it lasts, as you see, for 400 years,” he said, standing in front of the wreck.
The remains of a 17th century shipwreck is pictured after resurfacing in Stockholm, Sweden, on February 17, 2026. Jonathan NACKSTRAND /AFP via Getty Images
Parts of the ship had already broken the surface in 2013, but never before has it been as visible as it is now, as the waters of the Baltic Sea reach their lowest level in about 100 years, according to the archaeologist.
“There has been a really long period of high pressure here around our area in the Nordics. So the water from the Baltic has been pushed out to the North Sea and the Atlantic,” Hansson explained.
A research program dubbed “the Lost Navy” is underway to identify and precisely date the large number of Swedish naval shipwrecks lying on the bottom of the Baltic.
Several wrecks and relics have been found in the region in recent years.
In April 2024, researchers exploring an ancient shipwreck off the coast of Sweden discovered centuries-old artifacts, including a weapons chest and pieces of armor.
In July 2024, a team of divers discovered a massive haul of champagne and wine on a shipwreck on the floor of the Baltic Sea off Sweden. The precious cargo was later declared off limits by the government.
In October 2022, Swedish maritime archaeologists discovered the long-lost sister vessel of the iconic 17th-century warship Vasa, which sank on its maiden voyage. The Vasa has been on display in Stockholm since the 1960s after being salvaged from the ocean floor.
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