At the bottom of the Göta Älv river
As the divers cautiously excavated into the seabed sediment, they found parts of the hull and its cargo of porcelain, tea, rattan, pepper, galangal, lead plate, rig details, hull planking, frame-ribs, parts of the ship’s stern, and much more.
Once the excavations were finished and the research was completed, much more was known about the ship, her cargo, the voyages, the trade with China, and the Swedish East India Company. At the same time, the fantastic idea of building a replica of the ship was born. And why stop there? An even more staggering thought took hold; repeating the voyage to China!