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 Expedition Vessel
The Endurance22 expedition provided an unprecedented opportunity to explore one of the most remote and least studied places on our planet in a quest to uncover the lost secrets of the Endurance. Carrying a team of over 65 members, the mission was conducted from the South African polar research and logistics vessel, S.A. Agulhas II.
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.
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
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
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
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
