Sea of Galilee Boat
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | Sea of Galilee Boat | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | fishing vessel, vessel preserved in museum | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nearest coast | Israel | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 32.8443, 35.5252 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
The Ancient Galilee Boat, also known as the Jesus Boat, is an ancient fishing boat from the 1st century AD, discovered in 1986 on the north-west shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The remains of the boat, 27 feet (8.2 meters) long, 7.5 feet (2.3 meters) wide and with a maximum preserved height of 4.3 feet (1.3 meters), first appeared during a drought, when the waters of the Sea (actually a great fresh-water lake) receded. Other than the dating, there is no evidence connecting the boat to Jesus or his disciples.
Diving & visiting
The remains of the Ancient Galilee Boat were found by brothers Moshe and Yuval Lufan, fishermen from Kibbutz Ginnosar. The brothers were keen amateur archaeologists with an interest in discovering artifacts from Israel's past. When drought reduced the water-level of the lake, the two brothers examined the newly exposed beach and stumbled across the remains of the boat buried in the shore.
The brothers reported their discovery to the authorities who sent out a team of archaeologists to investigate.
Location
- Recorded position: 32.8443, 35.5252 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: Israel
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Sea of Galilee Boat (revision 1330805029), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Discovery and excavation”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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