![]() ![]() (Frank Hurley/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images)Īs the months went by, Endurance slowly submerged, and by November, it finally slipped below the sea. Hauling in the Hjort Metre net containing Robert Clark’s biological samples near the Endurance, during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. But just two days after setting sail from South Georgia in December 1914, the Endurance became surrounded and caught in a polar pack of ice.īy early January, the ship was permanently stuck, with its passengers and crew storing up on provisions and three open lifeboats for the better part of 1915. Shackleton and his Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition had aimed to be the first to cross the Antarctic continent by foot. ‘South: The Endurance Expedition’: A Battle Between Man and the Elements. ![]() Historian Dan Snow, who accompanied the expedition, tweeted: Stunning, high-definition video released by the Endurance22 team shows the ship upright and intact, with its name clearly visible across the stern. The Endurance remains largely preserved due to the frigid waters of the Weddell Sea-described by Shackleton as the “the worst portion of the worst sea in the world”-and the absence of wood-eating organisms. “We have made polar history with the discovery of Endurance, and successfully completed the world’s most challenging shipwreck search,” Shears said. The ship was located approximately four miles south of the position originally recorded by its captain, Frank Worsley, when Endurance sank. John Shears, the geographer who led the expedition. TWneqHkXCo- Dan Snow March 9, 2022īy March 5, the recovery team had “reached its goal,” said Dr. We have super high definition film of the wreck, multi beam sonar and a hugely accurate laser model. Was this an aberration peculiar to 2022 or part of a trend?… If the trend continues, we won’t be able to depend much longer on that hard carapace of perennial sea ice to protect the Endurance.Ernest Shackleton's Storied 'Endurance' Found After 107 Years Close This time it was mainly thin first-year ice, and we were never under serious threat of becoming ice-bound. ![]() In Wreckwatch, he compares the environmental conditions on both expeditions, shocked by a dramatic deterioration: “There was very little of the old, thick, gnarled, multi-year ice and there was hardly any of the muscularity or pressure experienced in 2019. His warnings are sounded in an interview in the latest issue of Wreckwatch magazine, which focuses this month on ice wrecks.īound, director of exploration on the Endurance22 project for the Falklands Maritime Heritage trust, also headed the 2019 search, which was called off after an underwater vehicle became trapped beneath the ice. It is in such an astonishing state of preservation that details such as its bell and rudder can be seen clearly.īut Bound fears for their survival: “What if an observation class submersible had a manipulating arm tucked away beneath its bonnet? Would they be able to resist snatching the bell?” Shackleton’s vessel was discovered in March, making polar history in solving one of the great maritime mysteries. Mensun Bound: ‘We won’t be able to depend much longer on that hard carapace of perennial sea ice to protect the Endurance.’ Photograph: handout ![]()
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