«Finns offered us a project worth 80 million euros for up to seven years", - said Petrakov, according to Interfax.
For his part, President Foundation for National Salvation of the cultural and historical values "Artyom Tarasov told journalists that Russian experts plan to raise the ship for two months and for the so - cranes, and divers there.
He added that Finland may be made a proposal to lift at least one trunk with historical values. "Then Russia will know whether there is a sense participate in the rise of the ship. It is unclear whether to save all pictures. We do not know what was going on ", - explained Tarasov.
"In what states are pictures, too early to speak. However, there are reports that while there was a way sealed packaging and that the paintings have survived, indirectly said that Catherine II after a shipwreck was trying to find the ship, "- said president of the foundation.
He also noticed that when the ship was discovered by Finnish researchers, managed to raise a few items - terracotta pipe, seal, seal of the cargo and a piece of the anchor. According to him, all items are in excellent condition.
Tarasov said that the vessel carries a picture, for which yielded unprecedented at the time money.
"For now fought two royal houses. Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV wanted to present a picture of the court by the Dutch artist. But in the end picture of Catherine II bought for 15 thousand guilders. If you translate it into our money, it is 100 million euros. It was an incredible price ", - said Tarasov.
Referring to the state lying at the bottom of the vessel, he said that the ship is sitting in the clay. "It puts the clay, silt, bursting from the inside. His break as other ships. So do not hesitate to lift the cargo or the entire ship, "- said Tarasov.
Petrakov, meanwhile, added that the Finns are worried that Russia will claim the pictures, because under international law, Russia can claim the cargo as fast as him not refuse.
"We at least expect the exposure - a temporary or regular", - said on this occasion Petrakov. He also stressed that the restoration of historic property may take years.
According to the newspaper SIGHT, ship Frau Maria sank in the Baltic Sea in 1771. On board were paintings by Dutch masters, a collection of porcelain and coins, gold and silver statues. All of these values to the established official version, were purchased emissaries of Catherine II at the Amsterdam auction for the Hermitage and were accompanied by Count Andrei Shuvalov.
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