Danish warship sunk by Nelson’s fleet discovered after 225 years

The Danish flagship Dannebroge sank during the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 (AP)

More than 200 years after being sunk by Admiral Horatio Nelson and the British fleet, a Danish warship has been discovered on the seabed of Copenhagen Harbour by marine archaeologists.

Working in thick sediment and almost zero visibility around 50ft beneath the waves, divers are working against the clock to unearth the 19th-century wreck of the Dannebroge before it becomes a construction site in a new housing district being built off the Danish coast.