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100-year mystery solved as Ernest Shackleton's lost ship finally found

Endurance, the ship that once belonged to Kildare explorer Ernest Shackleton, has finally been found. The ship was found 100 years to the day since the Kilkea born pioneer was buried, and 106 years after the historic ship was crushed in pack ice and ...

09 Mar 2022 at 21:33

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Kildare's Shackleton Museum says it would welcome any artefacts from the newly-discovered Endurance

The Curator of the Shackleton Museum in Athy has said that it would welcome any artefacts from the newly-discovered Endurance. Margaret Walsh made the comments while speaking to the Leader. She also revealed that Shackleton's Quest Cabin is nearing ...

14 Mar 2022 at 20:33

Locating Shackleton’s lost ship during expedition would be ‘groundbreaking’

Locating the lost ship of renowned polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton would be “groundbreaking for maritime archaeology”, TV historian Dan Snow has said. An imminent expedition aims to find, survey and film the wreck of Endurance, which sank ...

04 Feb 2022 at 14:55

Shackleton’s lost ship ‘could be raised from under sea off Antarctica’

Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship could be raised from under the sea, the expedition crew who found it has said. Endurance became stuck in ice and sank in the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica in 1915 and had been lost until it was ...

07 Oct 2022 at 11:54

Raising of Shackleton’s lost ship from under sea downplayed by discoverers

Those behind the discovery of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship have downplayed the prospect of raising it from under the sea. Endurance became stuck in ice and sank in the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica in 1915 and was lost ...

07 Oct 2022 at 18:02

Adventurer to undertake Antarctic row months after open heart surgery

An adventurer is preparing for one of the world’s most dangerous rows in the Antarctic in honour of the “forgotten hero” of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance voyage – just months after undergoing open heart surgery. Jamie ...

12 Dec 2022 at 01:01

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100-year mystery solved as Ernest Shackleton's lost ship finally found

09 Mar 2022 at 17:33

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UPDATE: Shackleton Museum and Kildare history group react to discovery of Endurance ship

The Shackleton Museum and a Kildare history group have both reacted to the discovery of the late explorer' Ernest Shackleton's ship, Endurance. The ship was found 100 years to the day since the pioneer (who was born ...

09 Mar 2022 at 19:33

Princess Royal unveils memorial to Sir Ernest Shackleton at Westminster Abbey

The Princess Royal has unveiled a memorial stone to Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton at Westminster Abbey on the 150th anniversary of his birth. The Dean of Westminster, David Hoyle, said the service of ...

15 Feb 2024 at 19:38

Shackleton’s lost ship Endurance found 107 years after sinking off Antarctica

The wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance has been found 107 years after it became trapped in sea ice and sank off the coast of Antarctica. The wooden ship had not been seen since it went down in the ...

09 Mar 2022 at 09:25

Shackleton’s ship Endurance ‘will be accessible’ despite remaining under sea

Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship will be one of the most “easily accessible shipwrecks” despite remaining under the sea, the team preserving the site has said. Endurance became stuck in ice and sank in the ...

23 Dec 2023 at 09:17

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Kilkenny limestone used in memorial for Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton at Westminster Abbey

Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton will be honoured through the dedication of a memorial stone at Westminster Abbey next week. The memorial was made by sculptor Will Davies, who incorporated stones ...

09 Feb 2024 at 12:33

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