Ernest Shackleton's legendary lost ship Endurance, which sank in 1915 in Antarctica, has been discovered 10,000 feet deep at the bottom of the Weddell Sea.
The ship, which sank under pack ice as Shackleton attempted to cross the Antarctic continent, was discovered sometime last week upright on the ocean floor by the Endurance22 expedition, which began its search last month. The project used submersible vehicles that captured ghostly footage showing rope draped across the deck, the ship’s wheel, and the brass nameplate ‘Endurance’ on the stern.
Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition sought to make the first land crossing of Antarctica, but the quest was abandoned when the Endurance became trapped and then its hull was ruptured by sea-ice. Shackleton and his men made a dramatic escape on foot and with small boats, with Shackleton himself manning a small lifeboat that crossed dangerous seas to get help for his crew stranded on the ice.
Finding the sunken vessel has fired the imaginations of adventurers for decades. The Weddell Sea is permanently covered in thick ice, making getting to the area nearly as treacherous as it was over a century ago. Over the last month, ice receded to historic lows, allowing the South Africa-based Endurance22 expedition's icebreaking ship SA Agulhas II to mount its search.
The sinking of Endurance and its crew's dramatic escape has been chronicled in books and movies over the years, including the 2002 television miniseries"Endurance," starring Kenneth Branagh as Shackleton. and the 2000 documentary"The Endurance," narrated by Liam Neeson.
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