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After extensive repairs…

After having undergone extensive repairs and refurbishment at the Elefsina Shipyards, the Olympias, a replica of an ancient Greek trireme, was presented to the public again yesterday. The wooden warship was built in 1987 as an exercise in experimental marine archaeology but was left to rot on dry land after several successful trips. It will be used to carry the Olympic Flame in August.

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