The Royal Canadian Geographical Society recently announced the discovery of Quest, a ship that began sailing in 1917 and sank in 1962. Sir Ernest Shackleton died on the vessel.
A famed explorer’s ship was recently found in the Atlantic Ocean, Canadian officials say.
A team of Canadian divers found the ship, called Quest, on Sunday during an expedition conducted by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS). Speaking to Fox News Digital on Wednesday, the RCGS explained that the ship was found around 1,280 feet deep in the waters off of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Quest was en route to Antarctica when it sank off the coast of Labrador on May 5, 1962. The vessel had sailed for 45 years up until that point, having made its maiden voyage in 1917.
Four decades before Quest sank, Sir Ernest Shackleton, a polar explorer who led three expeditions to the Antarctic in the early 20th century, died on the ship in 1922.
The famous explorer had a massive heart attack in his cabin. According to Canadian Geographic, the ship was anchored at Grytviken Harbour on South Georgia Island at the time.
