Phoenician replica readies for Mediterranean crossingRelated story here.
(Hurriyet)
FOCA, Turkey - A team of 20 rowers will next week aim to cross the Mediterranean Sea in a replica Phoenician-style "bireme" ship from Turkey to France.
The Kybele boat -- named after an Anatolian goddess -- will leave the Turkish village of Foca near Izmir and travel 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) to the ancient port of Marseille in southern France.
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
ANOTHER PHOENICIAN-SHIP REPLICA sets sail: