Scientists report that they have found the sunken wreck of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship “Endurance.”
The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust said in a release that the ship was found more than 3,000 meters below the surface of the planet-earth.
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Now, more than a century after the ship was crushed by ice and sank in 1915, the vessel lies about 4 miles south of the location recorded by its captain Frank Worsley.
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“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. You can even see ‘Endurance’ arced across the stern, directly below the taffrail. This is a milestone in polar history,” he said. “However, it is not all about the past; we are bringing the story of Shackleton and Endurance to new audiences, and to the next generation, who will be entrusted with the essential safeguarding of our polar regions and our planet.”
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Shackleton’s 1914-16 attempt to become the first person to cross Antarctica via the South Pole failed.
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However, his successful bid to reach help at a remote South Atlantic whaling station and rescue his men is considered a heroic feat of endurance. All the men survived and were rescued many months later.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
