Check out the first images of Quest shipwreck
The Royal Canadian Geographic Society has released the first images of the Quest, a polar exploration vessel used by Sir Ernest Shackleton that sank in 1962. The wreck is in poor condition but has become a significant site for marine life.
Why it matters
The discovery provides historical closure to the final voyage of a legendary explorer and offers insights into deep-sea preservation.
a ship called Quest Check out the first images of Quest shipwreck The Quest shipwreck is in worse shape than expected, but it has turned into a thriving marine ecosystem.
0 Credit: YouTube/Canadian Geographic Credit: YouTube/Canadian Geographic Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Back in 2024, we reported on the discovery of the Quest shipwreck, the polar exploration vessel that served Arctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton on his last voyage. Shackleton died before reaching their destination, and the ship sank in 1962. The Royal Canadian Geographic Society (RCGS) has now released the first images of the wreck more than 60 years after it sank, published in Canadian Geographic magazine.
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