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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
James Brooks

Lost Danish warship sunk by Admiral Nelson discovered after 225 years

More than two centuries after its sinking by Admiral Horatio Nelson and the British fleet, a Danish warship has been discovered on the seabed of Copenhagen Harbour by marine archaeologists. The find offers a rare, tangible link to a pivotal naval battle.

Working in thick sediment and near-zero visibility 15 metres beneath the waves, divers are racing against time to excavate the 19th-century wreck of the Dannebroge.

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