Im really curious about one thing. If the ship carrying the Hand of Ra sank in 300 feet of water, how did it end up in the United States in a private collection?
While it is true the ship sank in 300 feet of water, most of the crew was rescued by a passing freighter bound for New York. When the first torpedo hit, a crew member named Conroy, became trapped in the ship’s hold where the artifacts were stored. The force of the explosion broke open the heavy wooden crates spilling their precious cargo about the deck. Frantic to escape, Conroy grabbed the first thing he could find, the Hand of Ra, and started banging at the latches of the damaged door. As he did, he received what he later described to be a “kind of premonition” encouraging him to abandon the door and hurry to the far end of the hold. Knowing there was no access there, Conroy dismissed the feeling and hammered away with renewed desperation. But, the door was hopelessly jammed. As the water level continued to rise, Conroy reluctantly gave in. Still clutching the Hand of Ra, he struggled through the debris as his premonition gained strength with each passing second. Upon arriving at the
