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Protecting Shackleton's Endurance Wreck | Cork News
Ernest Shackleton’s legendary ship, the Endurance, lies remarkably intact on the Antarctic seabed—discovered in 2022, now facing an urgent threat from climate change and rising human activity. With warming waters melting sea ice and increasing submarine traffic, conservationists are racing to secure the region’s first underwater protected area around the wreck. Scientists have even found a mysterious wood-eating crustacean thriving on the ship, highlighting its role as a living time capsule. While the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust’s proposal received international backing at a Japan meeting…
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