The wreckage of Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s long-lost ship, has been found off the coast of Antarctica. The ship’s whereabouts were discovered by the Endurance22 expedition, 107 years after Endurance originally sank.
Scientists working on Endurance22 say the wreck is in “a brilliant state of preservation”, with the name of the ship still clearly visible across her submerged stern. Dr John Shears, who led Endurance22, said it was an example of “what human beings can achieve”.
Endurance22 set off from Cape Town for the waters of Antarctica a month ago, and the rediscovery of the wreck ends decades of uncertainty. But what is Endurance22 - and what’s going to happen to the wreck of Endurance now it’s finally been found?
