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March 9, 2022 03:17 pm GMT
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Antarctic explorer Shackleton's ship Endurance found: "the finest wooden shipwreck I have ever seen"
107 years after it was cracked open by sea ice and abandoned by explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew, the Endurance has been found under 3km of Antarctic water. To the delight of historians and archeologists, it's perfectly preserved.
— Read the rest"Without any exaggeration this is the finest wooden shipwreck I have ever seen – by far," said marine archaeologist Mensun Bound, who is on the discovery expedition and has now fulfilled a dream ambition in his near 50-year career.
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