In the summer of 1956, private researcher Anders Franzén made the crucial discovery that led to the rediscovery of the royal ship Vasa. From a boat, the bottom outside the Gustaf den V dock in the Stockholm stream was examined using a plumb line. When the plumb line was lifted, the material stuck to it was examined and they discovered oak from the Vasa's hull. Diver Per Edvin Fälting, who was on the boat, dived a few days later at the discovery site and confirmed that it was indeed Vasa that was lying there on the bottom. It would take until Monday, April 24, 1961, before the ship was raised from the water in Gustaf den V's dry dock on Beckholmen. The media presence was large. Reporters and photographers from all over the world covered the event. Thousands of spectators along the quays watched as the first beams of the ship broke the water's surface. Anders Franzen and the diving base Edvin Fälting were of course the main characters that day.
