Check out the first images of Quest shipwreck - Ars Technica Quest shipwreck is in worse shape than expected, but it has turned into a thriving marine ecosystem.","image_url":"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/questTOP-500x500-1783707910.jpg","listing_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/questTOP-768x432.jpg"}'> Skip to content Ars Technica home Sections Forum Subscribe Search AI Biz & IT Cars Culture Gaming Health Policy Science Security Space Tech Feature Reviews AI Biz & IT Cars Culture Gaming Health Policy Science Security Space Tech Forum Subscribe Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Pin to story Theme HyperLight Day & Night Dark System Search Sign In Sign in dialog... Sign in 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. Jennifer Ouellette – Jul 10, 2026 3:59 pm | 26 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. Shackleton, of course, is most famous for his ill-fated voyage on the Endurance, which became trapped in sea ice in 1914 and sank.
Shackleton and his crew defied the odds and survived. (The Endurance shipwreck was finally found in 2022.) By the time Shackleton returned to England, the country was embroiled in World War I, and many of his men enlisted. Shackleton was considered too old for active service. He was also deeply in debt from the Endurance expedition, earning a living on the lecture circuit.
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Shackleton and his crew defied the odds and survived. (The Endurance shipwreck was finally found in 2022.) By the time Shackleton returned to England, the country was embroiled in World War I, and many of his men enlisted. Shackleton was considered too old for active service. He was also deeply in debt from the Endurance expedition, earning a living on the lecture circuit.
Source: https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/expedition-captures-first-images-of-shackletons-last-ship/