Sir Ernest Shackleton's polar ship, Endurance, was considered to be the strongest of its time but the vessel had significant weaknesses that led to its demise -- and Shackleton knew it.

The explorer’s journey to Antarctica was likely doomed before it began.

Un’analisi strutturale della nave ha stabilito che presentava diversi difetti costruttivi che ne hanno causato il naufragio, e di cui il capitano era a conoscenza