The US NAVY according to official information, prevented the seizure - Second ship managed to escape before it was attacked
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“Its architecture and its construction, the assembly technique of the strakes, as well as the waterproofing system of the hull, have no equivalent in the Mediterranean area”
The ship refused help from the Greek authorities - Strong Coast Guard forces in the area, Turkish vessels are also at the scene - The causes are being investigated
The vessel had been hit with “high-precision weapons”
The 75m ship was previously bought and outfitted by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen but is no longer owned by his estate
Its 1,430-square-foot condos are selling for $8 million
It has taken 20 years for specialists to dry out, restore and treat more than 2,500 of the ship’s 550-year-old timbers
"If somebody had told me we had hit an iceberg I would have believed them”
The stowaways were being treated for moderate dehydration and hypothermia
“Eventually the river will come back up and (the ship) will go back underwater”