I saw another documentary recently that said there was some evidence that indicated that the Israelites did in fact cross the Red Sea at a narrow (relatively speaking) point and that underwater cameras revealed formations of rock and coral(?) that could possibly be encrusted chariots. None of it was conclusive evidence but it did seem to make sense. Either way, we shall see which is correct.
I thought that they actually crossed the Sea of Reeds. The Red Sea designation was a bad interpretation that has persisted for centuries.
Are these some of the photos to which you refer?
Clock balance wheel?
Since no scale is included, at least one photographed "chariot wheel" could be a clock part in an aquarium. The others are quite intriguing. I'd volunteer to do a proper archaeological evaluation (including measurements) -- if the "discoverrs" would share the UTM (GPS) coordinates...
The most recent interpretation is it wasn't the Red Sea, but the Reed Sea - shallow and as named, full of reeds, but made passable with a tsunami-like occurance. Seems entirely plausible given what we saw in Bande Aceh - and entire beach evacuated of water for many minutes only to be completely emersed with crushing waves. It may sound strange, but when I saw the footage for the first time, that's what came to mind.
That is true. I've seen pictures of them. Some of the chariot wheels are even of the 4-spoked variety, which would indicate an early periode. About the time of the Exodus or shortly thereafter (c.1350 B.C.) 6-spoke wheels began to become more common.