Underwater museum near Gdynia

Listen to this article The matter has been discussed for a long time. Successive information about the creation of an open-air museum for divers in the waters of the Gulf of Gdańsk appeared on various occasions. After the cannons were discovered during a wind-driven expedition, there were rumours that some of the 40 found cannons

ByTomasz Andrukajtis

Published: March 7, 2012 - 12:43

Updated: February 9, 2023 - 09:43

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The matter has been discussed for a long time. Successive information about the creation of an open-air museum for divers in the waters of the Gulf of Gdańsk appeared on various occasions. After the cannons were discovered during a wind-driven expedition, there were rumours that some of the 40 found cannons would be sunk as exhibits.

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This is what happened. In the area where the wreck of the sailing ship Solen, sunk in the Battle of Oliwa, rests, 8 cannons were also sunk, the wreck of a sailing ship, excavated from the canal in Nowy Port. Further plans envisage moving the remains of a small, one-mast outboard and a boat found in the Martwa Wisła river to the area of the open-air museum.

Already today, the area within 300m of the location 54°29’00” north latitude and 18°38’54” east longitude, is covered by a ban on anchoring vessels, in order to protect underwater artefacts from destruction.

As assured by employees of the Polish Maritime Museum in Gdańsk and the Maritime Office in Gdynia, the number of objects will be systematically increased. The target assumption is to create an underwater archaeological park – “Gdańsk Bay”, which can be visited by divers-tourists. All divers will have access to underwater attractions, as the depth in this place is only 15m.

Are finally foreign trends to break through in Poland? Similar places already exist in the UK or Sweden, while all over the world new sections of artificial reefs are created to encourage tourists to visit particular diving sites. Poland on this background looks pale, or to put it bluntly – does not exist at all. Our only attraction, created with divers in mind, is the wreck of the cutter “Bryza”, sunk a few years ago. It is strange that the success of the whole action did not lead to further, similar initiatives. The Baltic Sea is, contrary to appearances, a very attractive location for divers (especially the more experienced ones), so it is a pity that we are not able to use our potential.

Source: dziennikbaltycki.pl

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Tomasz Andrukajtis

Editor-in-chief of the DIVERS24 portal and magazine. Responsible for obtaining, translating and developing content. He also supervises all publications. Achived his first diving certification – P1 CMAS, in 2000. Has a degree in journalism and social communication. In the diving industry since 2008.