Shackleton’s Endurance- Found
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Saw this earlier, incredible to see how well it's been preserved. The story of Shackleton's expedition is amazing- would make a great film.
The James Caird (the small whaling boat they used for an 800 mile voyage to go and find help) has also been preserved and is on display at Dulwich College.
The James Caird (the small whaling boat they used for an 800 mile voyage to go and find help) has also been preserved and is on display at Dulwich College.
Anyone want to guess a cost to salvage?
3,000m is obviously significant, but once below around 300m you're into ROV's anyway. Not sure how much it weighs but in water mass isn't going to be that large by modern standards
Stuctural integrity of the hull is the biggest concern, so a cradle/strap lift frame would clealy be required
3,000m is obviously significant, but once below around 300m you're into ROV's anyway. Not sure how much it weighs but in water mass isn't going to be that large by modern standards
Stuctural integrity of the hull is the biggest concern, so a cradle/strap lift frame would clealy be required
According to the BBC News site...
The wreck itself is a designated monument under the international Antarctic Treaty and must not be disturbed in any way. No physical artefacts have therefore been brought to the surface.
... therefore, I would imagine salvage isn't an option. Shame as it would be amazing to have it safely preserved in a museum.
The wreck itself is a designated monument under the international Antarctic Treaty and must not be disturbed in any way. No physical artefacts have therefore been brought to the surface.
... therefore, I would imagine salvage isn't an option. Shame as it would be amazing to have it safely preserved in a museum.
Considering so many expeditions have looked for it over the years - I’m amazed it’s taken until now to find it.
I know “only” 4 miles encompasses a huge search area but considering the fact the ship is intact and not broken to pieces - wouldn’t it have come up on sonar clearer?
Would the depth have been an issue to previous searches?
I know “only” 4 miles encompasses a huge search area but considering the fact the ship is intact and not broken to pieces - wouldn’t it have come up on sonar clearer?
Would the depth have been an issue to previous searches?
lufbramatt said:
Saw this earlier, incredible to see how well it's been preserved. The story of Shackleton's expedition is amazing- would make a great film.
The James Caird (the small whaling boat they used for an 800 mile voyage to go and find help) has also been preserved and is on display at Dulwich College.
There was a very good TV movie featuring Kenneth Brannagh as Shackleton.The James Caird (the small whaling boat they used for an 800 mile voyage to go and find help) has also been preserved and is on display at Dulwich College.
What a lot of people don't realise is that Shackleton was Irish.
Eric Mc said:
lufbramatt said:
Saw this earlier, incredible to see how well it's been preserved. The story of Shackleton's expedition is amazing- would make a great film.
The James Caird (the small whaling boat they used for an 800 mile voyage to go and find help) has also been preserved and is on display at Dulwich College.
There was a very good TV movie featuring Kenneth Brannagh as Shackleton.The James Caird (the small whaling boat they used for an 800 mile voyage to go and find help) has also been preserved and is on display at Dulwich College.
What a lot of people don't realise is that Shackleton was Irish.
pidsy said:
Considering so many expeditions have looked for it over the years - I’m amazed it’s taken until now to find it.
I know “only” 4 miles encompasses a huge search area but considering the fact the ship is intact and not broken to pieces - wouldn’t it have come up on sonar clearer?
Would the depth have been an issue to previous searches?
I suspect the ice cover is the issue. A side scan sonar requires a defined search pattern to be run, which is tricky in sea ice conditions.I know “only” 4 miles encompasses a huge search area but considering the fact the ship is intact and not broken to pieces - wouldn’t it have come up on sonar clearer?
Would the depth have been an issue to previous searches?
I'd also take a guess that a very water saturated wooden hull has a massively lower return magnitude than any modern steel hull, and the ship is pretty small by modern standards too
MitchT said:
According to the BBC News site...
The wreck itself is a designated monument under the international Antarctic Treaty and must not be disturbed in any way. No physical artefacts have therefore been brought to the surface.
... therefore, I would imagine salvage isn't an option. Shame as it would be amazing to have it safely preserved in a museum.
Preservation via record is the way to go with things like this. Interesting that there is very little degradation of the timbers most ships of this era are pretty badly damaged by wood worm, except for vessels in low oxygen environments like those in the Black Sea. Its probably pretty safe where it is.The wreck itself is a designated monument under the international Antarctic Treaty and must not be disturbed in any way. No physical artefacts have therefore been brought to the surface.
... therefore, I would imagine salvage isn't an option. Shame as it would be amazing to have it safely preserved in a museum.
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