A team from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society just found the wreckage of the Quest, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s last ship, in 1,280 feet of water off the coast of Labrador. “Finding Quest is one of the final chapters in the extraordinary story of Sir Ernest Shackleton,” said John Geiger, head of the Society. Eight men from his Endurance crew joined Shackleton for the return on Quest. Shackleton died on board in the South Georgia Island harbor; he was just 47 years old. It took the crew from the Geographical Society just five days, using state-of-the-art sonar, to find the wreckage.

Source: The Guardian June 19, 2024 22:22 UTC