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A 35-meter ancient Egyptian pleasure boat used by the elite for lavish river parties and religious processions has been discovered in the sunken royal quarter of Alexandria’s Eastern Harbor. The vessel, dating to the early first century AD, is the first of its kind ever found in Egypt and closely matches a description written by the Greek geographer Strabo more than 2,000 years ago. Announced on 8 December 2025 by the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM), the wreck was located just 50 meters from the submerged ruins of the Temple of Isis on the former island of Antirhodos. Underwater Finds Revealed the Pharaonic Roots of Alexandria ‘First of its Kind’ Egyptian Shipwreck That Finally Vindicates Herodotus Wreck Matches Ancient