Apparently, no wood down there so no wood eating creatures, so nothing has been nibbled. Incredible condition! Not sure how they're going to raise her? Even if it's possible???
Don’t think they are going to it allowed to from what I hear - if you watched Terror it gave you an idea of problems and experiences of those type of expeditions , worth a catch up if you didn’t
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What a brilliant set of pictures; when I was at school in the late 60s the Endeavour's cook came to give a slide show and lecture on their incredible journey to safety, its a tale I've never forgotten.
It's a good job Ernest managed to get off before it sank - life on here would be dull without his posts.
Not sure whether they're not allowed to, or the technology to do it isn't quite with us yet? I'm just going on what I heard on the radio this morning
There's something called the International Antarctic Treaty which prohibits the taking of stuff from the ship but I don't know about the ship itself. For me I hope it does.
I watched a programme a few months ago about It . It was amazing how they managed to get to Elephant island and leave men there then row off to South Georgia get a boat then go back for the men left in Elephant island . Talk about tough men .
I few facts and local links to South Georgia, Whitby's Captain Cook was the first man on Sth Georgia, Shackleton is buried there, the Hull Steam Trawler Viola is still there and the campaign to restore her and bring her back to Hull goes on and 10 days from today its 40 years ago since Argentina took South Georgia leading on to the Falklands War featuring the NSF Norland.
If ever you find yourself north of the border, I recommend a day out to Dundee and spend some time on the Discovery. A mind blowing insight into the preparations for Antarctic exploration. I have sailed in northern waters similar to those faced in the south by the crew of the Endurance. But not in a rowing boat. You reach safety, and decide to do the whole trip again? The days of "when ships were wood, the men iron".
I'm going nowhere near the place. Last time I was there - exactly a hundred years to the day, before they discovered the old girl - the daft buggers thought I was dead and buried me.
please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Reminds me of the recovery of the Vasa from the Baltic - Swedish ship that sank after only a very short distance on its maiden voyage because it was unstable and top heavy - it sank in 1628 and was brought to the surface in 1961, over 330 years under water, unbelievably most was still intact - seen it a couple of times when I've been to Stockholm
I was at Kirkella junior school in 1965 and a chap called Greene/Green, who’d been on the expedition, came into school to give us a lecture on it. Was it the same bloke?
It'll have been Charlie. https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica fact file/History/biography/green_charles.php
Also seen the Vasa. Very impressive especially the detail and stories behind some of those lost/survivors etc.
It’s remarkable. There’s still plates and crockery on the deck. The ship looks in incredible condition. I don’t think there are any plans to raise Endurance. Too deep and as there’s nothing that’s causing decay to the wood. It should stay in place.
