New Delhi, April 2 -- Marine archaeologists have now discovered a Danish warship on the seabed of Copenhagen Harbour, after more than 200 years submerged by Admiral Horatio Nelson and the British fleet, AP reported.

Divers are now working in thick sediment and near-zero visibility 15 meters (49 feet) underwater, rushing to recover the wreck of the 19th-century warship Dannebroge before the site is cleared for a new coastal housing development in Denmark.

The excavation site is expected to be overtaken by construction for Lynetteholm, a massive project to create a new housing district in Copenhagen Harbour, scheduled for completion by 2070.

On Thursday (local time), Denmark's Viking Ship Museum, which has led the month-long underwater e...