The Endurance Found

[Galant]

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60662541






"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."

More in the article.


I know only the basics of the story of the expedition but it's always been of interest. Now might be the time for me to grab a book or other resource and learn something!

Can anyone recommend a great book on the topic?

[Jonj1611]

I'm amazed the wood still looks pretty good

[[GSV]Trig]

Saw this on the news this morning while I was getting ready, given where it went down, and the accuracy of the guy who was documenting at the time, and the condition it is in, its a pretty cool story.

[Galant]

Quite poetic that the ship has lasted in this way, given her name.

[Rob_B]

This video shows just how well it is preserved.

https://twitter.com/thehistoryguy/st...61782296203265