New footage shows first look at Ernest Shackleton's final ship Quest
Summary
New video footage shows the ship Quest, the last ship of explorer Ernest Shackleton. Scientists took the footage during an expedition to the shipwreck off Newfoundland where Shackleton died in 1922.Key Facts
- The ship Quest belonged to Ernest Shackleton, a famous Antarctic explorer.
- Quest was the last ship Shackleton built before modern engines became common.
- The shipwreck is located in the Labrador Sea near Newfoundland, Canada.
- The exploration was done by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
- The footage is the first video captured of the Quest wreck.
- Shackleton died on or near the ship in 1922.
- Shackleton was a key figure during the early 1900s period called the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
- The video was produced and edited by Meiying Wu.
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