Scientist Search for Sunken Ship Carrying Egyptian Pharaoh’s Coffin

Egyptian and Spanish scientists began studying a research project on the ship ‘Beatrice’, which was carrying the coffin of pharaoh Mankaora who built the third pyramid in Egypt, which sank off the Spanish coast.

The research project includes use of a ‘water robot’ to search for the ship in the deep sea off the Spanish coast.

Zahi Hawass, president of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt told reporters Saturday that the robot was equipped with communication devices, sensors and high-tech digital cameras.

The stricken ‘Beatrice’ was carrying the coffin of pharaoh Mankaora which was being transferred from Egypt to England for the conduct of some scientific research, but it was exposed to a mysterious incident in front of the historic city of Carthage early in the nineteenth century.

Archaeologists are expecting to unveil secrets of the sinking of the vessel and find pharaoh Mankaora’s coffin, along with other treasures that were on board.

Source African Press Agency

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