Race to save Sweden's 17th century warship in preservation project A Swedish museum has launched a massive four-year project to preserve the sagging hull of the Vasa, a majestic warship that sank ...

A metal structure is placed under the wooden hull of the Vasa. Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP A Swedish museum has launched a massive four-year project to preserve the sagging hull of the Vasa, a ...

The loss of the Vasa was a major setback for Sweden’s ambitions to become a power in the Baltic during a turbulent period of European history. Three centuries later, in 1961, the wreck of the ...

On its maiden voyage in 1628, the most powerful warship in the Baltic, the Vasa, was afloat only minutes before capsizing in front of stunned onlookers in the city's harbor. Hundreds of years ...