The ultimate find

SmithSJ
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Incredible find and amazing they found the ship on the 100th anniversary of Shackleton’s funeral in South Georgia. Must have been tough operating on a boat in those conditions.
 
Tony C.
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I was going to post this drone footage. Well preserved!

 
vbrad26
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So cool.
Makes you wonder what else is out there, undiscovered...
 
JwRosenthal
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Tony C. Tony C.
I was going to post this drone footage. Well preserved!

Usually condition like this is so rare unless in fresh water like the Great Lakes. Looking forward to the documentary that they are working on with more comprehensive footage.
 
Walrus
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Nice find Jpowrow. I read and watched a few things about Shackleton all those early explorers were amazing humans. On a side note for those who enjoy films on similar topics I watched this recently found it relatively well done
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt13873302/
 
TimeODanaos
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As I already said on the Ultra-Deep thread, the story of Shackleton's rescue of (all!) of his men is absolutely mind-blowing, and one of history's truly great feats of leadership and resilience. An achievement that stands alongside those of Lovell and Kranz.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_of_the_James_Caird
(Credit Wikipedia, obvs)
I have seen this boat IRL, and I can tell you, it is not very big. Nor did it have satcom, GPS, or anything else except skill and courage.
 
ghce
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I would hope ( vainly I know) that this could be a boat that could be lifted and taken back to the UK for restoration and display along side other historic and famous ships, such a strong candidate except of course for the extreme depth.
 
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ghce ghce
I would hope ( vainly I know) that this could be a boat that could be lifted and taken back to the UK for restoration and display along side other historic and famous ships, such a strong candidate except of course for the extreme depth.

They said it would be left untouched.

By the way, I’m tired and I personally blame you, @JwRosenthal and @TimeODanaos - wanted to go to bed yesterday night, just scrolling through here for another 5min or so, oh, this thread sounds interesting… And about 2 hours later I was deep, deep in a rabbit hole, reading about the Endurance expedition, how a wreck like this could stay preserved for over a century and just how completely uncanny this whole rescue mission must’ve been. 😁
 
kkt
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ghce ghce
I would hope ( vainly I know) that this could be a boat that could be lifted and taken back to the UK for restoration and display along side other historic and famous ships, such a strong candidate except of course for the extreme depth.

A newspaper article I read indicated that under the Antarctic Treaty wrecks were to be left alone. Take photos, not artifacts.
 
ghce
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kkt kkt
A newspaper article I read indicated that under the Antarctic Treaty wrecks were to be left alone. Take photos, not artifacts.

Of course one should not plunder a wreck but one could consider this a salvage operation albeit it took the interested parties a little longer than usual to locate. Alternatively if a chain of ownership could be established from the original owners / insurer's surely it would make a more legal case.
 
SmithSJ
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Personally I would like to see her stay there. It’s part of the history and Antarctic exploration staying there. And the risks of damage to the environment of a salvage operation are too great - never mind the issue of how you would raise her 3000m below the thick ice!
With the Boss buried down on South Georgia the Endeavour is in the right place IMO
 
Socks
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I would say that’s an impossible salvage if you were looking to preserve her. The Mary Rose was only 3km off Portsmouth Harbour in 15m of water and look at the effort that took to salvage and preserve her.
 
Walrus
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This was also in the WSJ yesterday I think James beat the WSJ to press that’s like Pulitzer stuff right there
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Waltesefalcon
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If you have not read it yet, F.A. Worsley's account, Endurance, of Shackleton's antarctic expedition is well worth the read.
 
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