Underwater images reveal 1st look at Quest, the final ship of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton

Muzammil Hussain July 09, 2026

Fish swim in murky water surrounding the wreck of a wooden ship at the bottom of the ocean.

An expedition almost 400 metres below the surface of the Labrador Sea is revealing the first images of Quest, the sunken wreck of the ship that carried famed Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton on his final voyage.

An expedition almost 400 metres below the surface of the Labrador Sea is revealing the first images of Quest, the sunken wreck of the ship that carried famed Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton on his final voyage. Fish swim in murky water surrounding the wreck of a wooden ship at the bottom of the ocean.

An expedition almost 400 metres below the surface of the Labrador Sea is revealing the first images of Quest, the sunken wreck of the ship that carried famed Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton on his final voyage.