A diagram shows Vrak 5 as seen from the side ... identified Wreck 5 as the oldest known example of a caravel-style ship in the Nordic countries. A photo shows a section of the 500-year-old wreck ...

it's absolutely amazing the amount of timber it takes to build a ship like this." Centuries ago, the sight of a caravel's sails on the horizon had townsfolk in a panic.Credit: Bradley Kanaris With ...