Legendary Explorer's Shipwreck Found in Antarctic Sea
2022-03-10
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1High-tech search vehicles found a famous shipwreck on the ocean floor near Antarctica, an international exploration team announced Wednesday.
2The famous polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship, named Endurance, sank in the dangerous and icy Weddell Sea in 1915.
3Search teams looked for the Endurance before, but were not able to find it because of the rough conditions.
4A group organized by the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust used special cameras and search vehicles to find the Endurance.
5John Shears of Great Britain led the search team, which operated from a South African ice-breaking ship.
6He and the crew found the Endurance in good condition on the ocean floor about six kilometers from its last-recorded position.
7Mensun Bound is the team's Director of Exploration.
8He said the team is feeling happy about the discovery.
9"This is by far the finest wooden shipwreck I have ever seen," he said.
10He called its condition "brilliant."
11Shackleton's story of survival is one of the most famous.
12His 28-man crew was trying to make a land crossing of the South Pole, but never arrived on land.
13The crew members escaped the sinking ship and all made it home two years after the wreck.
14The men rowed over 1,000 kilometers on life boats and survived by eating seals and penguins.
15They eventually got help from people working in the whaling industry far off the coast of the southern part of Argentina.
16The successful expedition to find the ship comes 100 years after Shackleton's death.
17Dan Snow, a British broadcaster and historian, was aboard the exploration ship.
18He said the ship itself has only been photographed and nothing was removed, as it is protected by the Antarctic Treaty.
19The treaty permits only peaceful, scientific observation and exploration of the area.
20I'm Susan Shand.
1High-tech search vehicles found a famous shipwreck on the ocean floor near Antarctica, an international exploration team announced Wednesday. 2The famous polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship, named Endurance, sank in the dangerous and icy Weddell Sea in 1915. 3Search teams looked for the Endurance before, but were not able to find it because of the rough conditions. A group organized by the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust used special cameras and search vehicles to find the Endurance. 4John Shears of Great Britain led the search team, which operated from a South African ice-breaking ship. He and the crew found the Endurance in good condition on the ocean floor about six kilometers from its last-recorded position. 5Mensun Bound is the team's Director of Exploration. He said the team is feeling happy about the discovery. 6"This is by far the finest wooden shipwreck I have ever seen," he said. He called its condition "brilliant." 7Shackleton's story of survival is one of the most famous. His 28-man crew was trying to make a land crossing of the South Pole, but never arrived on land. 8The crew members escaped the sinking ship and all made it home two years after the wreck. The men rowed over 1,000 kilometers on life boats and survived by eating seals and penguins. They eventually got help from people working in the whaling industry far off the coast of the southern part of Argentina. 9The successful expedition to find the ship comes 100 years after Shackleton's death. 10Dan Snow, a British broadcaster and historian, was aboard the exploration ship. He said the ship itself has only been photographed and nothing was removed, as it is protected by the Antarctic Treaty. The treaty permits only peaceful, scientific observation and exploration of the area. 11I'm Susan Shand. 12Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on reports by the Associated Press and Reuters. 13Have you heard about the Endurance's story before? Let us know. Write to us in the Comments Section and visit our Facebook page. 14Words in This Story 15finest - adj. very good condition 16brilliant - adj. very impressive 17crew- n. the group of people who operate a ship or an airplane 18wreck - n. a ruined or destroyed ship, sometimes one that sinks 19row - v. to move a boat through the water using oars 20expedition - n. a journey by a group of people for a specific purpose, such as research or exploration