Sunken antiquities recovered from Abu Qir bay in Alexandria - in pictures

  • Egyptian divers retrieve submerged artefacts before an official visit by Tourism and Antiquities Minister Sherif Fathy and Supreme Council of Antiquities secretary-general Mohamed Ismail Khaled at Abu Qir Naval Port in Alexandria. Reuters
    Egyptian divers retrieve submerged artefacts before an official visit by Tourism and Antiquities Minister Sherif Fathy and Supreme Council of Antiquities secretary-general Mohamed Ismail Khaled at Abu Qir Naval Port in Alexandria. Reuters
  • Reporters film an ancient artefact, an unknown headless statue, as it is lifted out of the water. AP
    Reporters film an ancient artefact, an unknown headless statue, as it is lifted out of the water. AP
  • Divers celebrate as a crane pulls an object from the water, as part of an event organised by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities to recover sunken antiquities. AFP
    Divers celebrate as a crane pulls an object from the water, as part of an event organised by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities to recover sunken antiquities. AFP
  • Divers watch as a crane pulls a piece of stone from the water. AFP
    Divers watch as a crane pulls a piece of stone from the water. AFP
  • A crane pulls a relic from the water. AFP
    A crane pulls a relic from the water. AFP
  • A crane lifts a specimen out of the water. Reuters
    A crane lifts a specimen out of the water. Reuters
  • An artefact that was retrieved by Egyptian divers. Reuters
    An artefact that was retrieved by Egyptian divers. Reuters
  • Egypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathi inspects a recovered antiquity. AFP
    Egypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathi inspects a recovered antiquity. AFP