US EditionEgypt: Tourism Minister Witnesses First Recovery Operation of Sunken Antiquities in 25 Years
The recovery includes a quartzite sphinx of King Ramesses II and marks the first underwater cultural heritage retrieval in 25 years, reaffirming Egypt's leadership in preservation.
- On Thursday, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities retrieved three massive artifacts from the Mediterranean off Abu Qir Bay during the second day of submerged-heritage activities.
- Linked to Alexandria's transformation, the retrieval follows officials saying it is the first of its kind in 25 years since Egypt ratified UNESCO's Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in 2001, supporting Abu Qir Metro and Port Abu Qir projects.
- Ministry divers recovered a colossal quartzite sphinx bearing King Ramesses II's cartouche, a broken-necked granite statue from the late Ptolemaic era, and a Roman nobleman marble statue, cranes lifting them from Abu Qir's shallow seabed for restoration before display.
- Officials said the recovery reaffirms Egypt's global leadership in heritage preservation; Minister Sherif Fathy thanked the Egyptian Armed Forces, Naval Forces and the Engineering Authority, and authorities confirmed continued exploration at Abu Qir.
- The exhibition, which opened Wednesday, currently showcases 86 rare artifacts and may link to Canopus, spanning the nearly 300-year Ptolemaic era and around 600 years of Roman rule.
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Egypt: Tourism Minister Witnesses First Recovery Operation of Sunken Antiquities in 25 Years
Tourism and Antiquities Minister Sherif Fathi witnessed on Thursday 21/8/2025 the first recovery operation of sunken antiquities in 25 years at Abu Qir area in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria.
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For the first time in almost 25 years, archaeological finds from the Mediterranean have been recovered in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria. Divers raised a total of four pieces to the surface. They were then presented on land.
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Egypt recovers sunken archaeological finds from Mediterranean Sea
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Thursday successfully retrieved three massive artifacts from the Mediterranean Sea off Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria governorate. Read full story
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