Captain Beale and Crew
Based on a 600 BC design, the Phoenicia replicated a Phoenician merchant ship. An international crew, including representatives from the United States, Lebanon, Tunisia, the United Kingdom, Norway, Holland, Brazil, and Indonesia, sailed aboard the Phoenicia under British adventurer and expedition leader Philip Beale FRGS. Brazilian filmmaker Yuri Sanada was among the crew. In addition to documenting life on board, Yuri provided an overview of the Phoenicians' challenges
Captain Philip Beale
Between 2008 and 2010, Beale led the Phoenician Ship Expedition to recreate the first route Phoenician mariners took in 600 B.C. This expedition aimed to prove that ships built by the ancient Phoenicians could withstand the conditions around the African coastline.
On 28 September 2019, Beale launched the Phoenicians Before Columbus Expedition, an attempt to demonstrate that the Phoenicians could have crossed the Atlantic Ocean long before Christopher Columbus.