In 1628. Admiral Fleming ordered a

In 1628. Admiral Fleming ordered a test of the vasa’s stability. This consisted of having 30 sailors running from one side of the ship to the other to assess how the ship would rock. The test was aborted only after three runs otherwise the ship would have keeled over. The two shipbuilders, jacobsson and his assistant JohanIs brandsson, were not present for the test. A member of the crew was heard to make a remark about the ship’s instability. But the admiral replied that “the master shipbuilder surely has built ships before, so there is no need to have worries of that kind “ No doubt the admiral, captain, and crew had wished the king were present, but he was fighting in Poland and sending a stream of messages instructing that the ship be launched immediately.