The waters around the Egadi Islands, one of antiquity’s great trade routes between Tunisia and Rome, had considerable potential to contain archaeological remains from the Battle of the Egadi Islands. The area that needed to be surveyed was approximately the size of the city of Manhattan. What seemed like an insurmountable task led to a partnership between RPM Nautical Foundation and the Soprintendenza del Mare, Regione Siciliana – Dr. Sebastiano Tusa. Dr. Tusa, became Assessore of the Sicilian Ministry of Culture Heritage in 2017 and remained Co-Director of the project.

Here are some of the lasts images from the projects :