Wreck of Last Ship of British Explorer Shackleton Found Off Coast of Labrador

Explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton is shown as he arrived in New York on the Aquitania in 1921. The wreck of the last ship belonging to the famed explorer of Antarctica has been found off the coast of Labrador by an international team led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Quest was found using sonar scans on Sunday evening, June 9, 2024, sitting on its keel under 390 metres of water. AP Photo, File

The last ship that carried polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton has been found off the coast of Labrador by a team from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS).

The ship, dubbed Quest, was found on June 9 through the use of sonar scans, just five days into the expedition. It was found in 390 metres (1,280 feet) of water, the society said during a June 11 news conference.