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2,000-Year-Old Pleasure Ship Found on Submerged Royal Island in Alexandria Harbor

Greek inscriptions on the keel date the vessel to the first half of the first century.

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Overview

  • Divers working with the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology documented the wreck on the seabed of Antirhodos in the harbor’s eastern basin.
  • The vessel measures more than 35 meters in length and about seven meters in width, according to the institute.
  • Researchers report a luxuriously fitted cabin and evidence the craft was propelled solely by oars.
  • The dating strengthens links to a period when Antirhodos still had a palace and a temple dedicated to Isis.
  • The institute has released initial details and indicated that further study and public updates are forthcoming.