Sixty years after its disappearance into the icy depths of the Labrador Sea, Quest, the last vessel linked to Sir Ernest Shackleton, the legendary Antarctic explorer, has been spotted with unprecedented clarity. Using underwater cameras, an international team of scientists has taken high-resolution pictures and three-dimensional images of the wreckage of this iconic ship, a ship that has been ravaged by time but now serves as an undersea haven for marine life.

The targets of the new survey include Quest, a schooner-rigged steamship captained by Sir Ernest Shackleton, and Terra Nova, Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s whaler and polar…

Sixty years after its disappearance into the icy depths of the Labrador Sea, Quest, the last vessel linked to Sir Ernest Shackleton, the legendary Antarctic explorer, has been…

Canadian scientists visit remains of polar exploration vessels in ‘golden era for shipwreck investigating’