Century-Old Liquor Unearthed from WWI Shipwreck: Divers Unlock Baltic Sea’s Hidden Treasure

Ocean XThe bottles have been underwater for 102 years. Potability tests are currently underway.

This particular haul is potentially worth millions of dollars — with the Benedictine brand’s contemporary tie to Bacardi possibly being a profitable variable. “De Haartman & Co.” is simply no longer being produced, and could thus have a certain kind of appeal.

“I don’t know yet if the collectors would like to buy vintage cognac of a known brand, or is it worth more or less because it is unknown?” Lindberg pondered.

Ultimately, the resourceful diver and his company will have to wait and see. As it stands, the 1997 Champagne haul and this year’s Kyros haul may have left no more spirits on the Baltic seafloor for anyone else to snatch up.

“This was the last shipment to find,” said Lindberg.

However, Ocean X still has some interesting prospects for the near future, including a hunt for Nicholas II’s bedazzled Faberge eggs. The eerily dubbed “Baltic anomaly” — a circular underwater structure discovered in 2012 — currently holds most of Lindberg’s attention.

“This summer, we found new strange things out there, which make us believe that it may have been a very early settlement,” he said.

After learning about the 102-year-old booze salvaged from the Baltic seafloor, read about five sunken ships that are more interesting than the Titanic. Then, learn about the Nazi gold found on a sunken ship that could be worth $130 million.

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