And that’s where it lay for the next two thousand years—until two divers ran into the shipwreck by accident. Divers Giacomo De Mola and Bisulli Igor encountered the ship at a depth of 151 feet (46 meters). Further investigations by government authorities found that the ship carried hundreds of amphorae, two-handled pots archaeologists believe were used to carry different liquids and grains. Scoperto al largo di Mazara del Vallo un relitto romano del II-I sec a.C., con centinaia di anfore. The amphorae appear mostly to be the Dressel 1A type, typically associated with the late Roman period.