Feat of Endurance

Can a polar expedition locate Sir Ernest Shackleton’s legendary shipwreck?

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HISTORY

History’s Greatest Mysteries

Tuesday, Sky History HD, 9pm

Sir Ernest

Shackleton

The race is on to find the wreck of one of the most famous ships in history in this week’s episode of History’s Greatest Mysteries.

More than 100 years ago, Anglo-Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton led an expedition to cross Antarctica from sea to sea, via the pole. However, the mission ended in disaster when his wooden vessel became stuck in the ice and later sank.

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