Shackleton's lost ship, the Endurance, found in Antarctic after 107 years (greatest, ally)

[uggabugga]

fascinating. i've read several accounts on the shackleton expedition.

Scientists have found and filmed one of the greatest ever undiscovered shipwrecks 107 years after it sank.

The Endurance, the lost vessel of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, was found at the weekend at the bottom of the Weddell Sea.

The ship was crushed by sea-ice and sank in 1915, forcing Shackleton and his men to make an astonishing escape on foot and in small boats.

Video of the remains show Endurance to be in remarkable condition.

Even though it has been sitting in 3km (10,000ft) of water for over a century, it looks just like it did on the November day it went down.

Its timbers, although disrupted, are still very much together, and the name - Endurance - is clearly visible on the stern.

[Dd714]

Shackleton had an amazing life, not only in his final expedition where he lost his life, but in previous Antarctic expeditions (the loss of the Endurance I think was his second expedition and it's a great survival story). I will check out the link, the frozen seas of the Antarctic I am sure did preserve it well.

[ditchoc]

The book "South" by Shackleton is his personal account of the Endurance. It is one of my favorite books and probably the greatest adventure story of all time. It is amazing to see the photos of Endurance sitting in 10,000 feet of water in such pristine condition after 115 years.

[dsb1067]

Really fascinating! I've read "Endurance" by Alfred Lansing...what an adventure!

I used to work a couple of months every year in Christchurch, NZ, right next to the US Antarctic Support Program (Operation Deep Freeze) hangar. I even stumbled upon the birthplace of Frank Worsley (the Endurance captain) in Akaroa, NZ one year.

Before I die, I hope to visit Shackleton's grave at Grytviken, South Georgia Island.

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by ditchoc

The book "South" by Shackleton is his personal account of the Endurance. It is one of my favorite books and probably the greatest adventure story of all time. It is amazing to see the photos of Endurance sitting in 10,000 feet of water in such pristine condition after 115 years.

they picked a very fitting name, for sure.

[Mightyqueen801]

I had never heard of this shipwreck, but I saw the news scroll across the bottom of the TV screen yesterday, and then someone who knew it would interest me sent the article.

Would be interested in that book South.