Endurance found

[Gargamel]

Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in Antarctic https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60662541
 

very cool.   Found in near perfect condition. 

[Beccab]

13 minutes ago, Gargamel said:

Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in Antarctic https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60662541
 

very cool.   Found in near perfect condition. 

Right in time for the return of Crew Dragon Endurance a month from now

[Minmus Taster]

Pictures coming in from the wreck  

The Stern with the name plate still visible after over 100 years 3000 meters underwater.

This is another picture of the stern with the ships wheel still in place.

This is the Starboard bow of the Endurance.

 

As a bit of a shipwreck geek this is an amazing day, I extend my congratulations to the team of Endurance22

As for the overall wreck, She's upright, intact, and shockingly well preserved, it's such a shame such a beautiful ship had to go the way it did  

When She sank the rigging was dragged down with Her which is a relief because I was worried all that had  already been ripped of fully on the surface.

Even the funnel is intact (the funnel is usually one the first things to go on a shipwreck) it's lying on it's side with the whistle still on it.

Edited March 9, 2022 by Minmus Taster

[Minmus Taster]

Also it's worth mentioning this is also a protected wreck and disturbing Endurance is illegal, the team who found it will only survey and document.

[StrandedonEarth]

Wow, nice! I imagine the freezing cold water and the depth had something to do with the remarkable state of preservation 

[cubinator]

3 hours ago, Minmus Taster said:

Also it's worth mentioning this is also a protected wreck and disturbing Endurance is illegal, the team who found it will only survey and document.

You mean they're not going to lift it out of the water and land it in Shackleton Crater?

[Minmus Taster]

16 minutes ago, cubinator said:

You mean they're not going to lift it out of the water and land it in Shackleton Crater?

Sadly not, ironically that would be a GREAT place to keep it from pirates for the next few decades at least.

[Admiral Fluffy]

I thought you meant the rover! Happy to see the ship found.

[Minmus Taster]

2 minutes ago, Admiral Fluffy said:

I thought you meant the rover! Happy to see the ship found.

Meanwhile in an alternate universe:

[cubinator]

23 minutes ago, Minmus Taster said:

Sadly not, ironically that would be a GREAT place to keep it from pirates for the next few decades at least.

Soon: "Yarr, we be plunderin yer methane stores and finest tomatoes"

[kerbiloid]

My first thought.
 

Spoiler

 

[magnemoe]

1 hour ago, StrandedonEarth said:

Wow, nice! I imagine the freezing cold water and the depth had something to do with the remarkable state of preservation 

Yes its in remarkable condition, many places an wooden ship would look worse after a couple of years. 

Water tend to be 4 centigrade then deep enough, guess its more low level of oxygen for reasons, deep fjords, the Baltic sea and the Black sea tend to have an lack of oxygen, this is why Wasa is in so good condition, they found ancient ships in the black sea. 

As for protected, obviously it should be protected but say in UK wanted to recover it they could. 
Ships who sunk with lots of people are grave sites but this was not the case here. 

[Gargamel]

10 hours ago, StrandedonEarth said:

Wow, nice! I imagine the freezing cold water and the depth had something to do with the remarkable state of preservation 

Article said it was because of the lack of forests in Antarctica, there isn’t anything in the region that likes to snack on wood.