More than 150 years after she disappeared beneath the waves, the Napried holds a mythological status in the world of underwater archaeology.
The ship was carrying thousands of ancient artefacts excavated in Cyprus by Luigi Palma di Cesnola, the American consul whose plunder of antiquities from the island helped disperse a substantial part of Cyprus’ archaeological heritage abroad.
Napried Exploration, established specifically to search for the wreck, says its objective
