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Endurance, Ernest Shackleton’s Lost Ship, Found in Antarctica After 107 Years
One of the greatest maritime mysteries of modern times was solved when a team of explorers said they had discovered the wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, which disappeared under Antarctic sea ice in 1915. An international team of marine archaeologists and scientists located the wreck 3,000 meters under the Weddell Sea, approximately four miles south of the position originally recorded when Endurance sank. Videos show the ship, which was discovered on March 5, had been well preserved in the freezing waters, with its name clearly visible across the stern.
One of the greatest maritime mysteries of modern times was solved when a team of explorers said they had discovered the wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance.
“This is by far the finest wooden shipwreck I have ever seen. It is upright, well proud of the seabed, intact, and in a brilliant state of preservation,” said Mensun Bound, the exploration director of the Endurance22 expedition.
The hunt for Endurance was undertaken by the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust on the polar research and logistics vessel the S.A. Agulhas II, which set sail from Cape Town earlier this year and used submersibles to locate the ship.
The wreck is protected as a historic site and monument under the 1959 Antarctic Treaty.
“The water was as clear as distilled water, with a visibility of 30 meters at least. It felt like time travel,” said historian Dan Snow, who was part of the exploration.
Endurance, Ernest Shackleton’s Lost Ship, Found in Antarctica After 107 Years
One of the greatest maritime mysteries of modern times was solved when a team of explorers said they had discovered the wreck of a ship that disappeared under Antarctic sea ice in 1915.
www.wsj.com