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Slowly breaking through the dense ice floes of Antarctica's Weddell Sea is the giant icebreaking research vessel SA Agulhas II (pictured below). It was part of explorer Ernest Shackleton's successful Endurance 22 expedition in 2022 to discover sunken ships.
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Trapped on an ice floe during his first voyage in 1915, his endurance diminished and he and his crew of 27 were stranded with little hope of rescue. “The survival story of Shackleton and the crew of the Endurance is a legendary feat of leadership, grit, determination and perseverance in the face of all adversity,” said Nico Vincent, deputy leader of the Endurance. Endurance22 expedition. with a new book endurance, He and shipwreck mission leader John Sears detail the search for the lost ship.
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A stunning bird's-eye view (pictured above) shows members of Endurance22's underwater team swarming the returning underwater self-driving vehicle into position on the stern before loading it back on board.
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