Scientists have found and filmed one of the greatest ever undiscovered shipwrecks 107 years after it sank.
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 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
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.
and his men to make an astonishing escape on foot and in small boats.
The ship was crushed by sea-ice and sank in 1915, forcing Shackleton
The ship was crushed by sea-ice and sank in 1915, forcing Shackleton
Video of the remains show Endurance to be in remarkable condition.
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,
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.
it looks just like it did on the November day it went down.
Its timbers, although disrupted, are still very much together,
Its timbers, although disrupted, are still very much together,
and the name - Endurance - is clearly visible on the stern.
and the name - Endurance - is clearly visible on the stern.