After 107 years, the legendary ship of Ernest Shackleton has been found in pristine shape

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"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."




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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.
 
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:

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