Underwater archaeologists have located the wreck of the Endurance! I wish I'd been in the room when the robot came around the stern...and was able to clearly read the name.
Due to the fact that the waters around Antarctica contain no driftwood chomping microbes, the ship is in absolutely fantastic condition. It's been colonized by various marine life, but if you check out the slide show...
The wreck is not going to be raised as it would be nearly impossible to do so without destroying it. Instead, it will be studied in situ, giving us a wealth of knowledge about how the ship was constructed and the life of those aboard...the sub has already seen abandoned crockery and boots.
Everyone escaped the wreck when the ship fell through the ice, but they sure as heck didn't have time to retrieve their stuff.
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