Cursed Shipwreck Yields Treasure and Human Remains | National Geographic

Mars sank during a fierce naval battle

Mars sank during a fierce naval battle as you are descending down towards the

as you are descending down towards the

as you are descending down towards the wreck you’re actually jumping into a

wreck you’re actually jumping into a

wreck you’re actually jumping into a time machine in this case 450 years back

time machine in this case 450 years back

time machine in this case 450 years back in time we think most probably was the

in time we think most probably was the

in time we think most probably was the biggest warship of its time when it was

biggest warship of its time when it was

biggest warship of its time when it was built it was the legend surrounding the

built it was the legend surrounding the

built it was the legend surrounding the Mars that actually got me intrigued as a

Mars that actually got me intrigued as a

Mars that actually got me intrigued as a young boy I wanted to find her and kind

young boy I wanted to find her and kind

young boy I wanted to find her and kind of see if the legend was true but it was

of see if the legend was true but it was

of see if the legend was true but it was also the challenge as it were to find a

also the challenge as it were to find a

also the challenge as it were to find a shipwreck that many other people had

shipwreck that many other people had

shipwreck that many other people had tried to find but actually failed it’s a

tried to find but actually failed it’s a

tried to find but actually failed it’s a part of a quite a long a war it’s called

part of a quite a long a war it’s called

part of a quite a long a war it’s called a seven-year war where Denmark in

a seven-year war where Denmark in

a seven-year war where Denmark in Germany was fighting speeding together

Germany was fighting speeding together

Germany was fighting speeding together and it’s about control over the Baltic

and it’s about control over the Baltic

and it’s about control over the Baltic Sea control over over over the trade in

Sea control over over over the trade in

Sea control over over over the trade in the Baltic Sea and the power of the

the Baltic Sea and the power of the

the Baltic Sea and the power of the Baltic Sea

Marcis is of course a sheep but is also

Marcis is of course a sheep but is also battlefield a frozen battlefield who

battlefield a frozen battlefield who

battlefield a frozen battlefield who went down in just in the middle of this

went down in just in the middle of this

went down in just in the middle of this fight it was an explosion on board so

fight it was an explosion on board so

fight it was an explosion on board so the stem part was opening up so we think

the stem part was opening up so we think

the stem part was opening up so we think it went down very quick in order to find

it went down very quick in order to find

it went down very quick in order to find Mars we do state-of-the-art side-scan

Mars we do state-of-the-art side-scan

Mars we do state-of-the-art side-scan sonar systems so the wreck is resting at

sonar systems so the wreck is resting at

sonar systems so the wreck is resting at 250 feets in a remarkable state of

250 feets in a remarkable state of

250 feets in a remarkable state of preservation the cold and very dark

preservation the cold and very dark

preservation the cold and very dark water in the Baltic Sea preserves Rex in

water in the Baltic Sea preserves Rex in

water in the Baltic Sea preserves Rex in a fantastic way so you can see all the

a fantastic way so you can see all the

a fantastic way so you can see all the details under all the decorations on the

details under all the decorations on the

details under all the decorations on the gun and also the Court of arms of the

gun and also the Court of arms of the

gun and also the Court of arms of the King so the legend about Mars does not

King so the legend about Mars does not

King so the legend about Mars does not only involve her size as a battleship it

only involve her size as a battleship it

only involve her size as a battleship it also involves big silver treasure a war

also involves big silver treasure a war

also involves big silver treasure a war treasure and well actually started to

treasure and well actually started to

treasure and well actually started to find traces of that treasure we have

find traces of that treasure we have

find traces of that treasure we have started to find silver coins we know

started to find silver coins we know

started to find silver coins we know that one of these silver coins is

that one of these silver coins is

that one of these silver coins is estimated value is 13,000 euros and

estimated value is 13,000 euros and

estimated value is 13,000 euros and since there are two hundred and twenty

since there are two hundred and twenty

since there are two hundred and twenty thousand of them according to the record

thousand of them according to the record

thousand of them according to the record it becomes quite a heap of all coins and

it becomes quite a heap of all coins and

it becomes quite a heap of all coins and values we believe that more than 800

values we believe that more than 800

values we believe that more than 800 soldiers and sailors actually followed

soldiers and sailors actually followed

soldiers and sailors actually followed Mars when she sank down to her grave so

Mars when she sank down to her grave so

Mars when she sank down to her grave so there is quite a few human remains down

there is quite a few human remains down

there is quite a few human remains down there making the wreck site even more

there making the wreck site even more

there making the wreck site even more eerie to dive you can see a lot of bones

eerie to dive you can see a lot of bones

eerie to dive you can see a lot of bones from these people

from these people

from these people so the bones are surrounded by the

so the bones are surrounded by the

so the bones are surrounded by the charcoal from from the fire and the

charcoal from from the fire and the

charcoal from from the fire and the impact from the cannonballs and so on so

impact from the cannonballs and so on so

impact from the cannonballs and so on so these people are laying right in this

these people are laying right in this

these people are laying right in this frozen battlefield I think that’s a

frozen battlefield I think that’s a

frozen battlefield I think that’s a quite an interesting part of this story

quite an interesting part of this story

quite an interesting part of this story also that we actually could study here

also that we actually could study here

also that we actually could study here back to feed 450 64