Ronald & Tony

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Top wide: later that morning. Ronald, Tony and Erik remain at shore while crowds begin moving away. Dark broken Vasa hull in distance surrounded by working craft, water being pumped out. No sails. : Tony: So now the work is finished? Erik: Now they must protect the wood, and study what is inside.
Middle left: child beside mother turns back toward Erik, curious. : Child: Treasure? Erik: Perhaps a shoe. A spoon. Something a sailor once held.
Middle right: Ronald and Tony look toward wreck. The owl now understands. : Ronald: Little things can tell us about a whole life. Tony: Even when the person is gone.
Erik waves from a gangplank between the quay and the workboat. Ronald and Tony wave back from the quay. : Erik: See you after the next dive. Tony: I will have the coffee ready.
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Top wide: later that morning. Ronald, Tony and Erik remain at shore while crowds begin moving away. Dark broken Vasa hull in distance surrounded by working craft, water being pumped out. No sails.
Tony: So now the work is finished? Erik: Now they must protect the wood, and study what is inside.

Middle left: child beside mother turns back toward Erik, curious.
Child: Treasure? Erik: Perhaps a shoe. A spoon. Something a sailor once held.

Middle right: Ronald and Tony look toward wreck. The owl now understands.
Ronald: Little things can tell us about a whole life. Tony: Even when the person is gone.

Erik waves from a gangplank between the quay and the workboat. Ronald and Tony wave back from the quay.
Erik: See you after the next dive. Tony: I will have the coffee ready.

Behind the adventure

An original fictional adventure inspired by the real Vasa salvage in Stockholm. The featured workboat crew and their dialogue are invented, rather than portraits of documented participants.

Vasa sank in 1628 and was raised in 1961. The salvage equipment and long preparations are based on the Vasa Museum’s account. The real operation involved a large team. The salvage: Vasa Museum.