Ernest Shackleton’s Last Ship, Quest, Discovered in the Depths Off Labrador
A crew led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society has discovered the long-sought wreck of the Quest, the final expedition ship that belonged to renowned Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
John Geiger, leader of the Shackleton Quest Expedition, announced that sonar scans pinpointed the wreck on Sunday, resting on its keel on the sea floor approximately 80 kilometers off the coast of Labrador, submerged 390 meters below the surface.
Geiger noted that the Quest’s towering mast is fractured next to the ship’s remains, likely broken off during its descent, although sonar images reveal the ship to be in remarkable condition.
A crew will be dispatched to capture images of the wreck utilizing remotely operated vehicles.
Shackleton was en route to explore parts of Antarctica when he perished aboard the Quest in 1922, at age 47.
The Norwegian-built vessel was later utilized for Arctic research and sealing before succumbing to ice damage off Labrador and sinking in 1962.
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