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Shackleton's ship Endurance found

By AAP Newswire

Mar 9, 2022

Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance has been found off Antarctica. — The wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance has been found off the coast of Antarctica. -PR Handout Image

The wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance has been found off the coast of Antarctica, according to the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust.

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The ship had not been seen since it was crushed by ice and sank in the Weddell Sea in 1915.

Last month the Endurance22 Expedition set off from Cape Town, South Africa, on a mission to locate it, a month after the 100th anniversary of Sir Ernest's death.

Endurance was found at a depth of 3008 metres and approximately 7km south of the position originally recorded by the ship's Captain Frank Worsley, the trust said.

Dr John Shears, the expedition leader, said: "The Endurance22 expedition has reached its goal. We have made polar history with the discovery of Endurance, and successfully completed the world's most challenging shipwreck search.

"In addition, we have undertaken important scientific research in a part of the world that directly affects the global climate and environment.

"We have also conducted an unprecedented educational outreach program, with live broadcasting from on board, allowing new generations from around the world to engage with Endurance22 and become inspired by the amazing stories of polar exploration, and what human beings can achieve and the obstacles they can overcome when they work together."