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Maritime archaeologist talks about discovering Shackleton's ‘Endurance' at Perot Museum

Maritime archaeologist talks about discovering Shackleton's ‘Endurance' at Perot Museum
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On November 21, 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, was crushed by ice and sank to the bottom of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea. More than 100 years after the sinking and the rescue of Shackleton and his crew, an expedition led by British maritime archaeologist Mensun Bound discovered the w...

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