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Bredfjedskibet Traditional Cache

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1lollik: Denne cache kan bare ikke få lov at være i fred, så nu lukkes den. Regner med at den genopstår i en ny version med en mere mugglersikker gemmemetode.
UK: This cache is often damaged by mugglers so I have decided to close it. I hope to make a new version using a more muggler safe hiding method. 1lollik

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Hidden : 7/2/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Denne model af Bredfjedskibet er lavet af tidligere politibetjent Svend Larsen og udstillet af Bredfjed Grundejerforening. Cachen er en mikro indeholder kun logbog husk blyant. FTF certifikat sendes på opfordring. UK: This model of Bredfjedskibet made by former police officer Svend Larsen and exhibited by Bredfjed Houseowners. Cache is a micro and only contains logbook remember pencil. FTF certificate will be send on request.

Vraget af Bredfjedskibet blev fundet i den tidligere Rødby fjord i 1967, nærmere bestemt ved Bredfjed. Skibet var oprindeligt 13 meter langt og 5 meter bredt klinkbygget middelalderskib. I begyndelsen af 1500 årerne var en skude på vej igennem indsejlingen Dragsmindegab, målet var Rødby. I dag er der en sluse og pumpestation ved Dragsminde. Tidligere kunne man sejle helt ind til Rødby. Besøg evt. ”Det gamle pakhus i Rødby” GC2NDB8 hvor skibene lossede deres last. Skibet nåede aldrig til Rødby, da det strandede i fjorden. I 1967 blev der lavet en mindre udgravning af skibets for og agterstavn for at bestemme skibets type. I forbindelse med anlæggelsen af sommerhusområdet (Tjørnevænget), blev vraget beskadiget. Vraget blev først udgravet i 1993. Ved udgravningen blev der konstateret en lækage i skibets bund. Vandet har været strømmet ind og skibet er sunket. Da strandingen skete på lavt vand, lykkedes det dengang at bjærge, hvad der var i lastrummet. Huggespor i vraget viser, at man også bjærgede alt det tømmer fra skibet man kunne nå. Det tunge rorbeslag som ideholdt en del af det kostbare jern, blev også brækket af. Toldregnskaber fra dengang afslører at lasten formentlig har været heste, køer, svin, saltet fisk i tønder og huder. Skibet kunne fragte 8-10 tons. Hvis man har lyst til at se, hvordan Bredfjedskibet så ud, kan man besøge Middelaldercenteret, www.middelaldercenteret.dk hvor der er lavet en rekonstruktion af skibet. Det rekonstruerede skib hedder Sophie. UK: The wreck of Bredfjedskibet was found in the previous Rødby Fjord in 1967, specifically by Bredfjed. The ship was originally 13 meters long and 5 meters wide clinker-built medieval ships. In the early 1500’s a ship were on its way through the fjord entrance called Dragsmindegab, the goal was Rodby. Today there is a sluice and pumping station by Dragsminde. Previously, you could sail right up to Rødby. Perhaps you could visit "The old warehouse in Rødby" GC2NDB8 where ships unloaded their cargo. The ship never reached Rødby, because it stranded in the fjord. In 1967 a minor excavation was made of the ship and stern to determine the type of the ship. In connection with the construction of the cottage area (Tjørnevænget), the wreck was damaged. The wreck was first fully excavated in 1993. The excavation revealed a leak in the ship's bottom. The water has been pouring in and the ship has sunk. Since the stranding occurred in shallow water, it was time to salvage what was in the hold. Cutting traces of the wreck shows that all the timber was salvaged from the ship wreck. The heavy rudder fittings which contained valuable iron, was also broken off. Customs accounts from that time reveals that the load has probably been horses, cows, pigs, salted fish in barrels and hides. The ship could carry 8-10 tons. If you want to see how Bredfjedskibet looked like, you can visit the medieval center, www.middelaldercenteret.dk which has made a full scale reconstruction of the ship. The reconstructed ship is called Sophie.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)