Over a century later, scientists have now used another state-of-the-art vehicle to finally glimpse the long-lost wreck of the Endurance.
.) But Sabertooth is a hybrid robot, meaning that while it can autonomously roam the Antarctic seafloor, its operators can assume control as needed. That tether can’t provide power to the robot, since that would thicken the line and make it more prone to getting pushed around by currents.’s captain had logged the ship's last location. But he did so with early 20th-century methods, which were less precise than today’s GPS.
And then it arrived: the unmistakable form of a shipwreck. “You cannot imagine the faces of the people when we saw theBut as bad luck would have it, there was only a minute left on the robot’s battery. “Immediately, we interrupted the dive to come back to the surface and recharge,” he says. No matter—the scientists had finally located one of history’s most legendary shipwrecks.
The Antarctic Treaty protects this shipwreck as a historic site and monument, so the explorers could only look, not touch. But the images speak volumes. In the video above, you can clearly see the ship’s name splayed across the stern, one of the broken masts, and even the wheel.and preserved it like no other shipwreck. A vessel made of wood is supposed to quickly rot, thanks to microbes and critters called shipworms, which grow up to.
Vincent has been at this kind of work for decades and has seen hundreds of shipwrecks, but none quite like this. “The level of preservation of this wreck is absolutely, absolutely gorgeous. It's like she sunk yesterday,” says Vincent. “This is something that we see one time in a life—only one time. Incredible.”
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