Expeditions URC RGS

The Underwater Research Center, RGS pursues on exploring one of the richest ships that sank in the Baltic sea, namely, sailing-screw frigate Oleg. This year our specialists have managed to reach the admiral salon where the ship church was situated. Presently, a technique is being developed to recover the artifacts to the surface from a depth of over 50 m.

An underwater cave is located at the altitude of 733 m above the sea level on the western slope of the ridge Guam, where a waterfall runs down the travertine ledge. The first detailed examination of the underwater part of the cave started only at the end of the XX century.

Russia always fought for the territory of the Baltic sea. By the time of the reign of Peter the First, the necessity for creating a powerful and competitive navy became obvious. The first battleships London and Portsmouth sank by the Kotlin island. We are heading out to search for them.