Oldest Deep-Sea Shipwreck Unearthed Off Israel’s Coast
Energean discovered the wreck while using a robotic submarine to examine the sea floor for a possible gas field drill site.
UNITED WITH ISRAEL 20.06.2024
The oldest deep-sea ship ever discovered was recovered from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel recently, and is set to go on public display in Israel.
The ship, dating back to the Bronze Age, is estimated to be between 3,300 and 3,400 years old, and was found to be carrying hundreds of intact vessels.
The discovery was made at the incredible depth of 1.8 kilometers (1.125 miles) beneath the surface of the water, on the Mediterranean Sea floor.
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