SCIENCEAug 4 · 12:00 UTCFOX NEWS

Haunting new images reveal the final ship where explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton died

New images of the wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton's final ship, Quest, have been released, showing its condition in the Labrador Sea off Newfoundland and Labrador. The ship, which sank in 1962 after Shackleton's death in 1922, remains recognizable despite being covered in fishing nets and marine life.

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