Some of the first finds.
Sunday the 9th of December 1984, a few members of the Gothenburg branch of the Swedish Marine Archaeological Society dived at the Hunnebådan reef and found several shards of porcelain spread out over an area the size of a football field. The divers were Anders Wästfelt, Anders Lindvall, Anders Lyckdahl and Peter Östlund. All in all 38 loose finds was picked up of which three porcelain pieces were almost undamaged. The pieces was presented to the Gothenburg Maritime Museum and the then head of the Museum, Göran Sundström.
Göran Sundström, 1985, Head of the Gothenburg Museum of Maritime History
Information meeting in 1985. Gothenburg Historical Museum, formerly head office of the Swedish East India Company 1731-1813. To the far right, Professor of History, Jörgen Weibull.
Lecture room at the Gothenburg branch of the Swedish Marine Archaeological Society, MASG, at Fiskhamnsgatan. Studying the first finds, early 1985. In the middle, in red, Anders Lindvall, diving instructor at Göteborgs Dykarskolor.
Measure reference tower, 1985
Media attention, 1985
Nya Elfsborg, diving base camp, 1985
Olsvik and Olsson
Diving training, 1985
Diving training, 1985
Diving training, 1985
Diving training, 1985
Anita Steiner, Painting sign boards at Nya Elfsborg, 1986
Edelberg, 1986
Elin, 1986
Jörgen Weibull, 1986
Håkan, 1986
Håkan's boat, 1986
Janne, 1986
Porcelain finds, 1986
Porcelain finds, 1986
Sorting grid, 1986
Magnus, 1987
Max, 1987
Max, 1987
Sea track, 1987
Eva, 1989
Lena, 1988
Aft part of the ship, 1989
Skanska, 1989
Diving platform, 1990
The Diving platform, 1990
Registration, 1990
Rooster decorated plate, 1990
Tutanego, 1990
Agneta, 1991
Hasse, 1991
Rubber boat, 1991
Tommy, 1991
Anna, 1992
Information meeting. 1992
Final farewell party, 1993
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