How Shackleton’s Ship Was Finally Found After Century-Long Search

After 107 years, scientists finally located Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famous lost ship, Endurance. Learn how this ill-fated Antarctic shipwreck was found deep within the Weddell Sea.

By Bridget Alex
Dec 24, 2022 12:00 PMJun 29, 2023 6:08 PM
Shackleton's Endurance ship
Scientists found Endurance in near-perfect condition and will study its contents for new insight into the original mission and crew of the vessel. (Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust)

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In November 1915, polar explorers watched with gut-wrenching dismay as Antarctica’s Weddell Sea swallowed their ship, Endurance. Ice had trapped and crushed the vessel “beyond all hope,” mission leader Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton wrote. Now marooned on floating ice, the 28-man crew drifted from the continent it had hoped to traverse.

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