Endurance

This is the astonishing visual record of a legendary find: the wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance, located 10,000 feet below the ice in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea. In the spring of 2022, a polar expedition team made an astonishing discovery: the wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s legendary <Endurance,< 10,000 feet below the surface of the frigid Weddell Sea. Abandoned in 1915 after being stuck in ice, the ship went on to infamy as its captain, Ernest Shackleton, successfully navigated the harrowing survival and rescue of all 27 men aboard. The ship is astonishingly intact, and crystal-clear photography and scans reveal secrets and stories hidden for more than a century. This is the first and only book to fully document the images of this historic expedition and discovery, produced in full cooperation with the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust.

Auteur

John Shears was the expedition leader for Endurance22, the mission to find Endurance. He is a polar geographer and expedition leader with over 30 years’ experience of working in both Antarctica and the Arctic. He lives in a small village north of Cambridge in the east of England, and grew up in Exeter.

Nico Vincent was Endurance22's subsea manager. He oversaw the equipment and deployment of the expedition's autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), and was one of the first eyewitnesses to the discovery of the Endurance wreck. He is a subsea engineer and surveyor based near Marseille, France. He grew up in a very small village called Champdor in the French Alps.

Donald Lamont is a retired British diplomat and former governor of the Falkland Islands and commissioner to South Georgia. He lives in the UK.

Princess Anne will contribute a foreword to the book.

Résumé
This is the amazing story in words and images of the historic discovery of the wreck of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance, deep beneath the ice of Antarctica.