Wreck of the Endurance
Ernest Shackleton's expedition ship Endurance was trapped in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea in 1915, crushed, and sank on 21 November 1915; all her crew survived. Her wreck was found on 5 March 2022 at 3,008 metres, in a brilliant state of preservation.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1915 CE mainstream
January: Endurance is beset in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea; on 27 October Shackleton orders the crew off the crushed ship, and on 21 November she sinks source - 1916 CE mainstream
after a journey in the ship's boats to Elephant Island, and a boat voyage by Shackleton, Worsley and four others to fetch help, all of the crew are rescued source - 2022 CE mainstream
5 March: the Endurance22 search team finds the wreck 3,008 metres deep, about 10 km from the position in Worsley's log; it is protected under the Antarctic Treaty System source
Where
68.7392° S, 52.3297° W
The point is the wreck position published after the 2022 discovery, 68 deg 44' 21" S, 52 deg 19' 47" W, as given on Wikipedia; Wikipedia's page coordinate (75.4 S) is not the wreck.
Sources
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