1,400-year-old 'ghost' ship will sail England's coast once again

By Ashley Strickland, CNN

Updated 1:00 PM ET, Sat June 25, 2022

Visitors to Sutton Hoo, in the county of Suffolk in eastern England, are greeted by a sculpture of the ship that served as a burial vessel for a seventh century warrior king.
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Visitors to Sutton Hoo, in the county of Suffolk in eastern England, are greeted by a sculpture of the ship that served as a burial vessel for a seventh century warrior king.
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The sun sets over the famous burial mounds, shrouded by mist, at Sutton Hoo.
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The sun sets over the famous burial mounds, shrouded by mist, at Sutton Hoo.
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This replica depicts a helmet found within a burial chamber on the ship.
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This replica depicts a helmet found within a burial chamber on the ship.
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Alec Newland, a volunteer with The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company charity, is seen working on the stern at a workshop in nearby Woodbridge.
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Alec Newland, a volunteer with The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company charity, is seen working on the stern at a workshop in nearby Woodbridge.
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This pair of gold and garnet sword pyramid fittings were the first items of gold discovered during the 1939 Sutton Hoo excavations. The sword pyramids likely attached a leather strap that secured a sword in a scabbard to a belt and kept the sword in its sheath.
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This pair of gold and garnet sword pyramid fittings were the first items of gold discovered during the 1939 Sutton Hoo excavations. The sword pyramids likely attached a leather strap that secured a sword in a scabbard to a belt and kept the sword in its sheath.
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Half of a shoulder clasp found at Sutton Hoo was made with glass and garnet cloisonné and features intricate animal art like that seen in the Staffordshire Hoard.
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Half of a shoulder clasp found at Sutton Hoo was made with glass and garnet cloisonné and features intricate animal art like that seen in the Staffordshire Hoard.
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Researchers continue to study Sutton Hoo, like this geophysics survey that took place in the fall of 2021. A viewing tower that helps visitors see the mounds is visible in the background.
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Researchers continue to study Sutton Hoo, like this geophysics survey that took place in the fall of 2021. A viewing tower that helps visitors see the mounds is visible in the background.
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Volunteer Simon Lamb chisels the bow underlout for the new Sutton Hoo ship.
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Volunteer Simon Lamb chisels the bow underlout for the new Sutton Hoo ship.
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