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The ice surrounding the spot where the Endurance had sunk immediately moved together again, obliterating any trace of the wreck. Worsley recorded the position as 68°39′30″ S, 52°26′30″ W but had been unable to obtain a sextant sight at the time and based the position on that of Ocean Camp at noon the following day.
A non-exhaustive listing of ships which have sunk as a result of striking ice masses of larger than "growler" or pack size (such collisions with minor ice are comparatively common, usually resulting in less damage).
USS Jeannette was a naval exploration vessel which, commanded by George W. De Long, undertook the Jeannette expedition of 1879–1881 to the Arctic.After being trapped in the ice and drifting for almost two years, the ship and her crew of 33 were released from the ice, then trapped again, crushed and sunk some 300 nautical miles (560 km; 350 mi) north of the Siberian coast.
In August 2021, the ice wall collapsed onto three visitors, resulting in their hospitalization. [69] [70] [71] The Northland Discovery Boat Tours offer boat tours off the coast of Newfoundland. When his boat approaches an iceberg, boatman Paul Alcock plays the theme music from the 1997 Titanic movie. Some tourists laugh about it, others are moved.
Within minutes, water had extinguished Ice Boat No. 3 ' s furnaces and the order was given to abandon ship. Unable to launch a lifeboat because of the surrounding ice, the crew were forced to leap for safety onto the ice floes, the ice boat sinking shortly thereafter, at about 6 am. USNS Mission San Francisco United States: 7 March 1957
Breadalbane was an 1843 British three-masted merchant barque that was crushed by ice and sank in the Arctic in 1853. Notable as one of the northernmost shipwrecks known, [1] [2] [3] she is also considered one of the best-preserved wooden ships ever found in the sea due to slow deterioration in the cold Arctic water. [4]
On 9 September 1999, the Reuters and AP wire services reported that Argosy International Ltd., headed by Graham Jessop, son of the undersea explorer Keith Jessop, and sponsored by the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), had discovered the RMS Carpathia ' s wreck in 600 ft (180 m) of water, 185 mi (298 km) west of Land's End. [42]
Captain Dexter of the Emily Morgan bought the wreck for $1,300 for salvage. [1] The final months of the fleet are summarized from the Captain's Logs: [1] [3] The month of July was marked by blocking ice. While continuing to wait for the ice to clear, there was good whaling and taking of many walruses. In early August: Light winds were reported.