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Spectacular find in the AntarcticShackleton's "Endurance": the video from a depth of 3000 metres

Hauke Schmidt

 · 10.03.2022

Spectacular find in the Antarctic: Shackleton's "Endurance": the video from a depth of 3000 metresPhoto: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust
The bow section of the "Endurance " at a depth of over 3000 metres under the ice
It is not only the discovery of the expedition ship that is sensational - as a video shows, the condition of the wreck, which is over 100 years old, is also extraordinary

The footage filmed by the diving robots shows the wreck of the "Endurance" at a depth of 3008 metres. Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition ship sank in October 1915 and has now been rediscovered by an international team of researchers.

Impressions of the "Endurance22" expedition
Photo: James Blake/Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust

The "Endurance" lies only four nautical miles from the last position determined by the captain on the bottom of the Weddell Sea:

Diving in icy depths. The wreck of the "Endurance" lies at the bottom of the Weddell Sea

Hauke Schmidt

Hauke Schmidt

Test & Technology editor

Hauke Schmidt was born in Hanau, Hesse, in 1974, but moved to the coast at the age of an Opti and grew up sailing dinghies and tall ships. School and semester breaks were used for extensive Baltic Sea cruises. During and after his oceanography studies in Kiel, he took part in various international research trips to tropical and polar regions. The focus was on ocean currents and their influence on climate change. Eventually he was drawn back to his home coast and to YACHT. He completed a traineeship there and has been working as an editor in the Test & Technology department since 2009. His core tasks include equipment and boat testing, as well as practical topics relating to electronics, seamanship and refits. As a passionate DIY enthusiast, he loves to spend his summers on the water with his family and winters working on his boat

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