The 'Endurance', 1915 – in pictures

  • The stern of the wreck of ‘Endurance’, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship which sank in the Weddell Sea in 1915. All photos: PA
    The stern of the wreck of ‘Endurance’, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship which sank in the Weddell Sea in 1915. All photos: PA
  • The 'lost' ship has been found — 107 years after it sank off the coast of Antarctica.
    The 'lost' ship has been found — 107 years after it sank off the coast of Antarctica.
  • (L-R) John Shears, expedition leader, Mensun Bound, director of exploration and Nico Vincent, expedition subsea manager in the control room, from where an AUV was operated to locate the shipwreck.
    (L-R) John Shears, expedition leader, Mensun Bound, director of exploration and Nico Vincent, expedition subsea manager in the control room, from where an AUV was operated to locate the shipwreck.
  • Endurance was found at a depth of 3,008 metres, 100 years after Shackleton's death.
    Endurance was found at a depth of 3,008 metres, 100 years after Shackleton's death.
  • The team on board the South African polar research vessel ‘S.A. Agulhas II’ on an expedition to find ‘Endurance’.
    The team on board the South African polar research vessel ‘S.A. Agulhas II’ on an expedition to find ‘Endurance’.
  • (L-R) John Shears, Mensun Bound, Nico Vincent and JC Caillens with the first scan of the wreck and photos of Frank Hurley.
    (L-R) John Shears, Mensun Bound, Nico Vincent and JC Caillens with the first scan of the wreck and photos of Frank Hurley.
  • This image of ‘Endurance’ keeling over features in the current exhibition ‘Shackleton's legacy and the power of early Antarctic photography’ at the Royal Geographic Society in London.
    This image of ‘Endurance’ keeling over features in the current exhibition ‘Shackleton's legacy and the power of early Antarctic photography’ at the Royal Geographic Society in London.
  • Frank Wild looks at the wreck of the 'Endurance' in the Antarctic.
    Frank Wild looks at the wreck of the 'Endurance' in the Antarctic.
  • The ship was found about four miles south of the position originally recorded by Captain Worsley.
    The ship was found about four miles south of the position originally recorded by Captain Worsley.
  • When ‘Endurance’ became trapped in dense pack ice, its crew of 28 abandoned ship and all made it to safety.
    When ‘Endurance’ became trapped in dense pack ice, its crew of 28 abandoned ship and all made it to safety.
  • The leader of the expedition to locate the ship, John Shears, described the find as 'a milestone in polar history'.
    The leader of the expedition to locate the ship, John Shears, described the find as 'a milestone in polar history'.
  • Mr Shears said his team, accompanied by historian and TV presenter Dan Snow, had completed 'the world’s most challenging shipwreck search'.
    Mr Shears said his team, accompanied by historian and TV presenter Dan Snow, had completed 'the world’s most challenging shipwreck search'.
  • Pack ice closes in to seize the ship in its clutches.
    Pack ice closes in to seize the ship in its clutches.
  • Sir Ernest Shackleton.
    Sir Ernest Shackleton.
  • Shackleton on board the 'Quest', the ship on which he died from a heart attack.
    Shackleton on board the 'Quest', the ship on which he died from a heart attack.