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Argonauts Cancel Black Sea Journey
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Posted by: Raspberry

A replica of the ancient boat "Argo" was supposed to replicate the journey of Jason and the Argonauts. However, Turkey refused the ship's entry into the Bosphorous strait, forcing the cancellation of the Black Sea portion of the journey.

http://optuszoo.news.ninemsn.com.au....aspx?id=580363

Incidentally, the Australian press got it wrong where the location of the ancient city of Colchis is........the city is not in Georgia, but is actually the site of the modern day city of Sochi.