The Ship in Thalassa Museum

A full-size copy of a ship some twenty-three centuries old, and the diver who found the original twice.

Local name: Δημοτικό Μουσείο Θάλασσα

Collection: Larnaca and Ayia Napa · Cyprus · Open in OpenStreetMap

Copy of the ancient ship in the museum hall · Claus Ableiter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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How the story begins

The ship in this building is a copy. The man who found the original lost it again on the same dive, and spent years hunting for it. Andreas Cariolou was a diver from Kyrenia, on the north coast of Cyprus. In 1965 he was gathering sponges from a deep reef when his anchor began to drag. Following it along the bottom, he came on a mound of ancient wine jars stacked in neat rows. Then a storm blew up.

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Visiting

Thalassa Municipal Museum, Leoforos Kryou Nerou 14, Ayia Napa. Per Visit Cyprus: October to May, Monday 9:00 to 13:00, Tuesday to Saturday 9:00 to 17:00, closed Sunday. June to September the same, plus Sunday 15:00 to 19:00. Closed on public holidays. Adults 4 euros, children 1.50 euros. Hours and fees may change: telephone +357 23 816 366.