Ice Ship

On 21 November 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, finally succumbed to the crushing ice. Its crew watched in silence as the stern rose twenty feet in the air and then, it was gone. The miraculous escape and survival of all twenty-eight men on board have entered legend. And yet, the iconic ship that bore them to the brink of the Antarctic was considered forever lost. A century later, an audacious plan to locate the ship was hatched. The Ship Beneath the Ice gives a blow-by-blow account of the two epic expeditions to find the Endurance.

Young and in love, their lives ahead of them, Tami Oldham and her fiancé, Richard Sharp, set sail from Tahiti under brilliant blue skies, with Tami’s hometown of San Diego as their ultimate destination. But the two free spirits and avid sailors couldn’t anticipate that less than two weeks into their voyage, they would sail directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. They found themselves battling pounding rain, waves the size of skyscrapers, and 140 knot winds. Richard tethered himself to the boat and sent Tami below to safety, and then all went eerily quiet. Hours later, Tami awakened to find the boat in ruins and Richard nowhere in sight.

Auf einer fluchbeladenen Insel südlich Chiles ruht seit Millionen von Jahren ein riesiger Meteorit in der Erde - das Objekt der Begierde für einen superreichen Sammler, der den gigantischen Fund zum Glanzstück seines Museums machen möchte. Werden der von ihm angeheuerten Expedition die Bergung und der abenteuerliche Transport gelingen?

Auf einer fluchbeladenen Insel südlich Chiles ruht seit Millionen von Jahren ein riesiger Meteorit in der Erde - das Objekt der Begierde für einen superreichen Sammler, der den gigantischen Fund zum Glanzstück seines Museums machen möchte. Wird der von ihm angeheuerten Expedition die Bergung und der abenteuerliche Transport gelingen?

The wild and desolate expanses of Antarctica have been the setting for many famous exploits and misadventures: a place where every decision has life-or-death consequences. Legendary explorers such as Shackleton, Mawson and Scott continue to inspire to this day, and their faithful ships, the Endurance, Aurora and Tera Nova are vivid characters in their fateful voyages of discovery. The first and only Australian-built Antarctic flagship, Aurora Australis, and her crews have likewise secured a place in Antarctic history.