Diving Banned on Champagne Wreck
The ban in a 30 square kilometre zone is to be in effect until the end of December, according to an online report by the newspaper Ă landstidningen. The paper added that the provincial government is considering if any other measures are needed.
The wreck, which is at a depth of 55 metres, is in good condition and contained a number of intact bottles.
Not only the champagne may be valuable, the well-preserved wreck itself may be protected.
Under an earlier court decision, wrecks and their contents discovered in the waters of Ă land, the semi-autonomous maritime province off Finland's south-west coast, are the property of the provincial government.
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