4K Footage of Ernest Shackleton's Lost Ship found in Antarctica
Andrew Cunningham Published 03/11/2022
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was an Irish-born Anglo-Irish explorer who led three separate British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the key figures of the time period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
After the race to the South Pole ended in December 1911, Shackleton turned his attention to the crossing of Antarctica from sea to sea. Disaster struck this expedition when its ship, the Endurance, got stuck in pack ice and was slowly crushed before the rescue parties could reach them. The crew camped on the sea ice until it melted and broke apart.
They launched the lifeboats to reach Elephant Island and ultimately South Georgia Island. In 1921, he returned to the Antarctic with the Shackleton–Rowett Expedition but died of a heart attack while his ship was moored in South Georgia. At his wife's request, he was buried there.
Ernest Shackleton's lost ship, Endurance, has been found after 107 years. This 4k footage shows the preserved vessel 3008 meters below the ocean surface. The ship was discovered just four miles south of the location recorded at the time by the ship's captain, Frank Worsley.
After the race to the South Pole ended in December 1911, Shackleton turned his attention to the crossing of Antarctica from sea to sea. Disaster struck this expedition when its ship, the Endurance, got stuck in pack ice and was slowly crushed before the rescue parties could reach them. The crew camped on the sea ice until it melted and broke apart.
They launched the lifeboats to reach Elephant Island and ultimately South Georgia Island. In 1921, he returned to the Antarctic with the Shackleton–Rowett Expedition but died of a heart attack while his ship was moored in South Georgia. At his wife's request, he was buried there.
Ernest Shackleton's lost ship, Endurance, has been found after 107 years. This 4k footage shows the preserved vessel 3008 meters below the ocean surface. The ship was discovered just four miles south of the location recorded at the time by the ship's captain, Frank Worsley.
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