The Phoenician Ship Expedition launched from Arwad, Syria in August 2008, to sail through the Suez Canal, and into the Red Sea. Phase One of the expedition was completed in January 2009 when Phoenicia reached the Republic of Yemen. The ship will remain in Hodeidah (Yemen) until August 2009.

Phase Two will launch in August 2009 and will see Phoenicia round the Horn of Africa and sail down the east coast.  Negotiating the dangers of the Cape of Good Hope will be a critical point in the expedition.  The voyage will continue up the west coast of Africa, through the Straights of Gibraltar and across the Mediterranean to return to Syria. 

The circumnavigation will be followed by another voyage to bring the ship to the United Kingdom in Summer 2010; in all 17,000 miles and 10 months at sea.

Track the ships progress via Phoenicia's 'Yellowbrick' satellite tracking device

The main ports:

Phase One:
Arwad, Syria
Port Said, Egypt
Port Sudan, Sudan
Hodeidah, Yemen

Phase Two:
Aden, Yemen
Salalah, Oman
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Beira, Mozambique
Richard's Bay, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
The Azores
Gibraltar
Carthage, Tunisia
Alexandria, Egypt
Beirut, Lebanon
Tartous, Syria

Phase Three:
Malta
Gibraltar
Falmouth, United Kingdom
Portsmouth,United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom