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Regarding the incident at the Vasa Museum before lunch Wednesday 16 April
(Published April 16)
During the morning of April 16, unauthorised individuals briefly boarded the Vasa ship in the Vasa Museum. The police were called to the scene. Two individuals have been arrested on suspicion of unlawful intrusion.
Director General Lars Amréus of the Swedish National Maritime and Transport Museums, of which the Vasa Museum is a part, commented:
- We strongly condemn this type of action which endangers both personal safety and our shared cultural heritage. Such actions have no place at museums or within the cultural sector at large. Our main focus is to ensure that Vasa has not been damaged.
So far, no damage to the ship has been discovered but further examinations will be carried out.