Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance found off the coast of Antarctica.
Over a century after it sank to the depths of the Weddell Sea off the coast ofIn 1915 the Endurance was trapped by dense pack ice, forcing Shackleton and his crew to make a stunning escape.
“The preservation is beyond imagination,” Bound told NBC News by phone on Wednesday, adding that the ship’s name could still be seen emblazoned across the stern. “It is super cold. It’s probably just below zero,” he said. This meant there were “no wood-eating microbes and microorganisms” damaging the vessel, he added.
Efforts were made to free Endurance from the polar ice in February 1915, but were ultimately unsuccessful.They made their discovery weeks after launching the expedition in early February.
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