ENDURANCE22

Finding Shackleton’s lost ice ship

In March 2022 the Endurance22 Expedition successfully located the wreck of Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship which had not been seen since it was crushed by the ice and sank in the Weddell Sea in 1915.

The hunt for Shackleton’s lost ice ship

The Expedition

In February and March 2022, a major international scientific expedition explored one of the coldest, harshest and most remote locations in the world, in a quest to find the Endurance. Using underwater robots, helicopters and other state-of-the-art technology, the Endurance22 expedition was the first to locate and survey Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship which sank in the Weddell Sea in Antarctica in 1915.

The Search Area

The approximate location of Endurance was logged by the ship’s captain, Frank Worsley, using a sextant and a theodolite at the spot where she eventually sank in 1915, after becoming trapped and eventually crushed by the thick sea ice of the Weddell Sea. The Endurance22 expedition team used this information to get as close as possible to the Endurance wreck site.

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Endurance Search Area

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Why not get in the mood for the upcoming Shackleton Autumn School by viewing some recent lectures? Here, from last year, @lornasiggins interviews Mensun Bound of @Endurance_22 @JoannaYBound

Mensun speaks again this year on the history of the Endurance

It’s worth noting that it was from South Georgia that #Shackleton initially set out for #Antarctica and in South Georgia that he ended up after his extraordinary voyage from Elephant Island.

Learn more: https://t.co/nBBZo5kGe6
#Endurance22

📹Along the way of finding the Endurance, we encountered a surprising variety of unforgettable #Antarctic wildlife.

Take a look and stay tuned to see how your class can travel virtually to Antarctica and relive the entire #Endurance22 expedition!

https://t.co/Pp2SsG7cXR

📹Along the way of finding the Endurance, we encountered a surprising variety of unforgettable #Antarctic wildlife.

Take a look and stay tuned to see how your class can travel virtually to Antarctica and relive the entire #Endurance22 expedition!

https://t.co/Pp2SsG7cXR

Season three of our podcast, A Voyage To Antarctica, returned earlier this year when our host @alokjha spoke to @thehistoryguy about his role in the #Endurance22 mission and witnessing the moment Shackleton’s lost ship was found.

🔊 Listen here: https://t.co/xj8Fl1MtEn

Contributors for this years Shackleton Autumn School include @RSGS_CEO of @RoyalScotGeoSoc, @cmbrandonpolar, Synnøve Stromsvag of @ExplorersClub, Nick Cox & Doug Cochrane formerly of @BAS_News ,Cherry’s nephew Hugh Turner,Mensun Bound of @Endurance_22 & polar artist @sarahb_polar

Hasbrouck Heights HS students celebrated #WorldOceanDay with a morning of inspiration at the @ExplorersClub. Thanks to Dr. John Shears and Nico Vincent from @Endurance_22 and @RichardGarriott for inspiring the next generation of ocean advocates and explorers! #Endurance22

🏅We are also pleased to have been awarded a Certificate of Merit for the category Babcock International First Sea Lord’s Award for ‘Best Use of Digital Media.’

👉Read more here:
#Shackleton #Endurance

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Endurance22 website receives award from the Maritime Foundation for 'best use of digital media' -…

The Endurance22 website has received an award from the Maritime Foundation for ‘best use of digital media’.

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🏅We are pleased to have been awarded the Geographical Award by the @RGS_IBG for significant impact in inspiring and raising the understanding of geographical expedition and discovery, following the discovery of Sir Ernest #Shackleton’s Endurance last year.

#Endurance22

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Why not get in the mood for the upcoming Shackleton Autumn School by viewing some recent lectures? Here, from last year, @lornasiggins interviews Mensun Bound of @Endurance_22 @JoannaYBound

Mensun speaks again this year on the history of the Endurance

It’s worth noting that it was from South Georgia that #Shackleton initially set out for #Antarctica and in South Georgia that he ended up after his extraordinary voyage from Elephant Island.

Learn more: https://t.co/nBBZo5kGe6
#Endurance22

📹Along the way of finding the Endurance, we encountered a surprising variety of unforgettable #Antarctic wildlife.

Take a look and stay tuned to see how your class can travel virtually to Antarctica and relive the entire #Endurance22 expedition!

https://t.co/Pp2SsG7cXR

📹Along the way of finding the Endurance, we encountered a surprising variety of unforgettable #Antarctic wildlife.

Take a look and stay tuned to see how your class can travel virtually to Antarctica and relive the entire #Endurance22 expedition!

https://t.co/Pp2SsG7cXR

Season three of our podcast, A Voyage To Antarctica, returned earlier this year when our host @alokjha spoke to @thehistoryguy about his role in the #Endurance22 mission and witnessing the moment Shackleton’s lost ship was found.

🔊 Listen here: https://t.co/xj8Fl1MtEn

Contributors for this years Shackleton Autumn School include @RSGS_CEO of @RoyalScotGeoSoc, @cmbrandonpolar, Synnøve Stromsvag of @ExplorersClub, Nick Cox & Doug Cochrane formerly of @BAS_News ,Cherry’s nephew Hugh Turner,Mensun Bound of @Endurance_22 & polar artist @sarahb_polar

Hasbrouck Heights HS students celebrated #WorldOceanDay with a morning of inspiration at the @ExplorersClub. Thanks to Dr. John Shears and Nico Vincent from @Endurance_22 and @RichardGarriott for inspiring the next generation of ocean advocates and explorers! #Endurance22

🏅We are also pleased to have been awarded a Certificate of Merit for the category Babcock International First Sea Lord’s Award for ‘Best Use of Digital Media.’

👉Read more here:
#Shackleton #Endurance

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Endurance22 website receives award from the Maritime Foundation for 'best use of digital media' -…

The Endurance22 website has received an award from the Maritime Foundation for ‘best use of digital media’.

bit.ly

🏅We are pleased to have been awarded the Geographical Award by the @RGS_IBG for significant impact in inspiring and raising the understanding of geographical expedition and discovery, following the discovery of Sir Ernest #Shackleton’s Endurance last year.

#Endurance22

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