Oct. 6 (UPI) --Sir Ernest Shackleton's polar ship, Endurance, was considered to be the strongest of its time but the vessel had significant structural weaknesses that caused its demise -- and an ...

It has been 110 years since Endurance, often described as the strongest wooden ship ever built, sank after becoming trapped in sea ice near Antarctica. But a reassessment of the evidence reveals that ...

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Sir Ernest Shackleton's polar exploration ship Endurance sank because it lacked beams to prevent compression ice from crushing its hull, according to an analysis. Photo courtesy Aalto University Oct.

The explorer’s journey to Antarctica was likely doomed before it began. By Sara Novak On Oct. 27, 1915, after being caught and crushed by packed ice for nine months in the Weddell Sea off Antarctica, ...