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How the SA Agulhas II, the ship that found Endurance, is helping South Africa to become a leader in Antarctic science.

By Sarah Fawcett– (The Conversation)-It was 1914 when the English explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail on his Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition aboard a ship called Endurance. It was an ill-fated journey: the...

The tale of the Endurance is fascinating. But so is the story of the SA Agulhas II. Because of this ship, SA is becoming a leader in aspects of Antarctic science, writes UCT’s Dr Sarah Fawcett.

The story of the SA Agulhas II is fascinating. Because of this ship, South Africa is becoming a leader in aspects of Antarctic science.

It Was 1914 When The English Explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton Set Sail On His Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition Aboard A Ship Called Endurance.

It was 1914 when the English explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail on his Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition aboard a ship called Endurance. It was an ill-fated journey: the ship got trapped in the ice and eventually crushed by pack ice in 1915. It sank to the bottom of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea. (Shackleton and his entire crew survived the ordeal by escaping in smaller boats.) It was difficult to believe that the Endurance might ever be found. The icy Weddell Sea is inhospitable and the...

The SA Agulhas II is helping South Africa to become a leader in Antarctic science.

What a wreck!

The team that found explorer Ernest Shackleton's lost ship visits his grave in South Georgia.

The team that found explorer Ernest Shackleton's lost ship visits his grave in South Georgia.