A Greek merchant ship dating back more than 2,400 years has been found lying on its side off the Bulgarian coast

[Uwek]

A Greek merchant ship dating back more than 2,400 years has been found lying on its side off the Bulgarian coast.

The 23m (75ft) wreck, found in the Black Sea by an Anglo-Bulgarian team, is being hailed as officially the world's oldest known intact shipwreck.
The researchers were stunned to find the merchant vessel closely resembled in design a ship that decorated ancient Greek wine vases.
The rudder, rowing benches and even the contents of its hold remain intact.

Read more here:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45951132

 

[Uwek]

and another article from the Smithsonian

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smar...ancient-ships-discovered-black-sea-180964978/

 

[pebbleworm]

I was pretty excited about the reports from Yenikapi finally coming out, but I think the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology project is going to produce some of the most interesting information for a long time to come.