Wreckage Of Ernest Shackleton’s Last Vessel Discovered Off Newfoundland

Wreckage Of Ernest Shackleton’s Last Vessel Discovered Off Newfoundland
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The wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s last ship, Quest, has been discovered in the Labrador Sea.

The vessel, which served as the final platform for Shackleton’s Antarctic ambitions, is upright and intact at a depth of 390 meters northwest of St. John’s and east of Battle Harbour, Labrador.

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society led the expedition that discovered Quest.

Unfortunately, in 1922, Shackleton died aboard the ship while it was docked in...

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