MOSCOW, May 18. Members of the expedition, which runs from May 15 to 25 as part of a long-term research project to study the historical finds «Heritage of the Ladoga Depths», found a sunken ship at the bottom of Lake Ladoga. For the first time students of the Oryol State University named after I. S. Turgenev (OSU) take part in the research, organized by the Oryol diving club «Divo», the press service of the expedition reported.
Despite the stormy weather and wind gusts up to 14 meters per second, divers, members of DOSAAF from Orel, Voronezh and Moscow have already begun diving in the waters of Lake Ladoga in the direction of Lahdenpokhya — Sortavala and made the first interesting find, said the head of the club, coordinator of the research project 1XPEDITION Sergey Kulikov.
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"At the bottom of Lake Ladoga, we found a fairly old sunken ship, presumably a tugboat. We saw a steel hull with wooden cladding; a lot of wooden elements were preserved on the ship. The ship is in good condition, its inspection will be continued,” he said.
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OSU students help to explore the bottom of Lake Ladoga using the latest search equipment — side-scan sonar, magnetometers, underwater metal detectors. Also, for the first time in the world, the method of underwater search for sunken objects using artificial intelligence will be tested. and learn in more detail about those events that have become key for our country, «touch» to them and, most importantly, to prevent the rewriting of the history of Russia,” emphasized the rector of the university Alexander Fedotov.
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According to the head of the «Divo» club, this year the expedition consists of two stages. At the first stage, which takes place in the Priozersky district of the Leningrad region, divers are looking for ships from the times of the Great Patriotic War.
Despite the local nature of the fighting, the events on Ladoga were of great importance for the defense and defense of Leningrad, since transport ships transported goods there across the lake. The study of the places of the sunken ships of the Ladoga flotilla during the battles on Lake Ladoga is of great importance for history. At the same time, a large number of sunken ships and equipment have not yet been found and rest at the bottom of Lake Ladoga. » data-crop-ratio=»0.5625″ data-crop-width=»600″ data-crop-height=»338″ data-source-sid=»rian_photo» class=»» />
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«The second stage of the expedition will take place on Valaam, where we will continue the search for lost church valuables in the waters of the island, which began in 2017,» Sergey Kulikov said. Lake Ladoga during the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940. It is known that when trying to take the bells out of the church of St. Nicholas Skete, they went to the depths of Lake Ladoga. During several years of research, club members managed to find several sunken ships, as well as household items, dishes, a set of large crosses and a ceramic icon.
on the Valaam archipelago. A large number of finds found at the bottom of the Monastery Bay allows us to get closer to the history of the monastery and learn new facts from the life of the monks. We hope that the research expedition in 2023 will reveal many new secrets to us, «said the press secretary of the Valaam Monastery Mikhail Shishkov.