"The ship's frame still rises high above the seabed ... now known as "Vrak 5," is that it was built in the "carvel" style, with planks on the hull that were flush with neighboring planks so that the ...

Boatbuilders today typically frame a vessel first, then add the hull's planking. The Khufu boat was shell-built, meaning the outer skin of planks came first, then the interior timbers and framing.

Sunken ship may hold secrets of Vasco da Gama’s last voyage, archaeologists say - Ship may hold ‘significant historical and symbolic value’, scientists say ...

What makes this ship particularly noteworthy is its carvel construction technique, where planks are laid edge-to-edge on a frame to create a smooth hull, as opposed to the clinker-built method in ...