Scientists Finally Find Missing Ship, Endurance, 107 Years After It Sank, Astonishing Photos Released

Scientists Finally Find Missing Ship, Endurance, 107 Years After It Sank, Astonishing Photos Released

  • Scientists have finally found a ship named Endurance that sank in 1915, after several years of endless search
  • The ship was discovered at the bottom of the Weddel Sea and the astonishing photos of the ship captained by Sir Ernest Shackleton have been released
  • The story of the ship Endurance and just how long it took before it was found has caught much attention on the internet

About 107 years after it sank, scientists have found the remains of Sir Ernest Shackleton's vessel at the bottom of the Weddell Sea.

The ship nicknamed Endurance sank in 1915 and forced Sir Ernest Shakleton and his crew to make a remarkable escape with boats.

Wreckage of Ship Endurance was found at the bottom of the Weddell Sea 107 years after it sank.
The Endurance Ship sank in 1915. Photo credit: @bbcnews
Source: Instagram

Ship not seen since 1915

After it sank, it became difficult to find just where it was. But in 2022, a breakthrough was finally recorded as the ship has been found.

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This is more than a century after it went down off Antarctica. Pictures of the vessel show that many parts remain intact. The astonishing story was shared on Instagram by @bbcnews.

See the post below:

Social media users react

Many people have reacted to the story of Endurance. A few of the reactions go as follows:

@life_at_springbank reacted:

"It’s amazing that we can even explore like this and look back in such details even after 100 years."

@brooklyn_bambao reacted:

"Very interesting, is there a movie, there should be."

@martinrogers1 commented:

"Nothing is to be done with the wreck and nothing is being taken from it. It was known to be there therefore it begs the question 'why'?"

@kimgilchristjones said:

"That’s amazing. It reminds me of when I first saw the pictures from when they found the Titanic."

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Plane found 77 years after it crashed

Meanwhile Legit.ng had previously reported that a missing plane that crashed in India in 1945 was found 77 years after it went down.

The C-46 aircraft was found around the Himalayas area after months of endless search. Photos of the wreckage were later released.

When it crashed in 1945, the plane took with it the lives of 14 persons who were on board and there was no trace of it until now.

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