Originally published at: Lost for 107 years, Shackleton's sunken ship — the Endurance — has been found | Boing Boing
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Shackleton’s saga is legendary among Mariners.
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Stunning pictures. Amazing what cold water can do for preservation
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what I’d do for a wee dram of his scotch whisky that was recovered…
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Guess you’ll have to settle for this.
(I see this all the time at the liquor store but I’m hesitant to buy it. It does get some good reviews online.)
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My thoughts exactly. But it’s only been about a hundred years, I wonder what it will look like in another hundred or three. I recall being in Portsmouth in 1995 and viewing the Mary Rose. It is a vessel from the 16th century and it was kind of a mess when I saw it, although it was submerged in far, far shallower water and remained there for a far, far greater amount of time.
The life that has attached itself to the hull and railings of the Endurance, I imagine those are the kinds of things that will survive once humans are done blowing themselves up or slowly choking themselves to death, along with most, but not all, other life on the planet.
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I have a bottle - reasonably good blend.
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The article doesn’t mention the first question I had: no one went down with the ship. It got stuck in the ice and eventually crushed by it and sank. The passengers escaped onto the ice and although temporarily stranded, escaped.
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Yes, a pleasant diversion from the morning doomscrolling. Cheers to “the Boss.”
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I wish that, if found, they could retrieve the photographic plates from the expedition, not leave them on the sea floor. Truly an amazing story all around.
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Is it better on ice?
I’ll get my coat…
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Yeah, but there’s some legendary heroics along the way and a quick summary just can’t do it justice. I suggest listening to this documentary from Minnesota Public Radio, which includes some audio recordings from the original crew:
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At this point it has reached equilibrium. As long as the conditions don’t change, it doesn’t matter whether it’s 100 years old or 10,000. It won’t really deteriorate further.
Unfortunately, with climate change, we can’t guarantee conditions won’t change.
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Wow! Just, wow!
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…is why, despite it being a designated monument, it would be fantastic if it could ever be raised and preserved à la Mary Rose.
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The documentary “The Endurance” is also an excellent source.
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