Discovered off the coast of Kyrenia on Saturday 20th of November 1965 by Aris
Kariolou.
Unable to take accurate bearings due to the weather conditions at the time, it
took Aris a further 200 dives and one and a half years to rediscover its
location.
Between 1967 to 1974 it was raised from the seabed, preserved and
restored
The restored ship is currently on display in Kyrenia Castle
In 1985 a replica, the Kyrenia II was built and launched in Athens
In 2003 a further replica was built by the Kyrenia Chrysocava Cultural Foundation
This ship was named Kyrenia-Liberty, encapsulating our hopes for the future, when we hope she will be able to sail back to her home port.
When in Cyprus she is berthed in Larnaca marina.
Currently she is berthed in Piraeus and we hope that she will be back in
Cyprus by the end of September