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[Bragr]

"The Endurance, the lost vessel of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, was found at the weekend at the bottom of the Weddell Sea."

"The ship was crushed by sea-ice and sank in 1915, forcing Shackleton and his men to make an astonishing escape on foot and in small boats."

"Even though it has been sitting in 3km (10,000ft) of water for over a century, it looks just like it did on the November day it went down."

Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in Antarctic

What was one of the world's greatest undiscovered shipwrecks is identified on the Antarctic seafloor.

www.bbc.com

 

[nush]

"Pristine"

 

[Pagusas]

they should get a single helicopter and lift it out, and fly it around...

 

[DKehoe]

My great-grandfather was invited to join one of Shackleton's expeditions to the South Pole. I think it may have been this one. He was a vet and was asked to be responsible for the welfare of the dogs.

 

[strange headache]

Shackleton is an absolute hero.
He commandeered his crew almost a thousand miles through Antarctica and managed to save every single on of them after spending 7 months on the ice.

This is what he looked like when they got back:

 

[Wildebeest]

Antarctic exploration boats were some of the last to be made of wood and built like absolute tanks to survive being frozen in ice.

 

[Mistake]

I remember this story. Shackleton killed this guy’s cat once they were shipwrecked, and the guy never forgave him

Mrs Chippy - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Shackleton is an absolute hero.
He commandeered his crew almost a thousand miles through Antarctica and managed to save every single on of them after spending 7 months on the ice.

This is what he looked like when they got back:

His recruitment ad is legendary.

 

[rofif]

This is incredible




I've seen this documentary few years ago which really put the expedition into perspective. How there is not a huge Hollywood movie about this

 

[Peggies]

Shackleton is an absolute hero.
He commandeered his crew almost a thousand miles through Antarctica and managed to save every single on of them after spending 7 months on the ice.

This is what he looked like when they got back:

It might be off-topic but: DOGGO !!!

 

[Chronicle]

His recruitment ad is legendary.

Where do I sign? Lol

 

[BouncyFrag]

What about Megatron?

 

[AJUMP23]

I guess this mystery has been unshackletoned.



It is an amazing find and a beautiful ship.

 

[BadBurger]

Ah, to have lived when a person could still be an explorer of the land.

I remember reading about this expedition as a kid. Amazing that the ship held up as well as it did.

 

[Kadve]

So what other lost ship of the great polar explorers are we missing now? Considering we also found Erebus and Terror during the last decade.

What about Megatron?

Didn't he crash in the arctic? Wrong part of the world

 

[jason10mm]

I've seen this documentary few years ago which really put the expedition into perspective. How there is not a huge Hollywood movie about this

How many women would they add to the crew?

 

[jufonuk]

This is incredible




I've seen this documentary few years ago which really put the expedition into perspective. How there is not a huge Hollywood movie about this

Hollywood “Not American not interested.” Maybe if they could set it in Boston and get Marky mark. Hey ma my boat got Stuark. Come get the kar pick me up and take me back to southie

 

[GnomeChimpsky]

His recruitment ad is legendary.

Works as an ad for the Ukrainian legion as well!

 

[Werewolf Jones]

I remember this story. Shackleton killed this guy’s cat once they were shipwrecked, and the guy never forgave him

Mrs Chippy - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

I'd never forgive him either.

 

[Rat Rage]

It's in amazing shape. Just needs a thorough cleaning. Get it out of there and put in a museum!

 

[Forsete]

Amazing stuff.

I just read Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage. Highly recommended.

 

[mitch1971]

Is this ship going to get the Mary Rose treatment?

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Title should have been ‘… in shipshape condition’

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Is this ship going to get the Mary Rose treatment?

What? Like make a sauce named after it?

 

[Yoboman]

They should make a movie about this through the flashback of a woman who was there. "Its been 107 years"

 

[V1LÆM]

"it looks just like it did on the November day it went down"

i don't think so.

 

[Alebrije]

His recruitment ad is legendary.

This should be a promo for Dark Souls games

 

[Badlucktroll]

Can’t wait untill we explore twin earths in other solar systems… they will be the next pioneers…

 

[Pagusas]

Can’t wait untill we explore twin earths in other solar systems… they will be the next pioneers…

you litterally can’t wait, you’ll be long dead before it happens

 

[greyshark]

His recruitment ad is legendary.

Shackleton Probably Never Took Out an Ad Seeking Men for a Hazardous Journey

The famous tale of how Ernest Shackleton put together his Antarctic expedition is probably a myth

www.smithsonianmag.com

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[Bragr]

Shackleton Probably Never Took Out an Ad Seeking Men for a Hazardous Journey

The famous tale of how Ernest Shackleton put together his Antarctic expedition is probably a myth

www.smithsonianmag.com

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[jufonuk]

Title should have been ‘… in shipshape condition’

 

[Synless]

Shackleton Probably Never Took Out an Ad Seeking Men for a Hazardous Journey

The famous tale of how Ernest Shackleton put together his Antarctic expedition is probably a myth

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Doesn’t the discovery of his ship discredit that article?

 

[greyshark]

Doesn’t the discovery of his ship discredit that article?

The article was not trying to discredit the voyage itself, just the ad.