How the SA Agulhas icebreaker helped to find Shackleton's lost ship - Prof Annie Bekker

The discovery of the wreck of the Endurance, the ship of the explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton that sank in the icy waters of the Weddell Sea in 1915, is a major milestone in the history of exploration. It was crushed by ice and sank to 10, 000 feet below sea level and lay there unseen but not forgotten. And if you haven’t seen the video of the ship that had been found, it is definitely worth a viewing. The expedition was made possible by a South African ice breaker, the SA Agulhas II, which set off from Cape Town in early February with the Endurance22 Expedition team on board. Also on board is Professor Annie Bekker from Stellenbosch university. BizNews managed to track her down and although her line kept on breaking up, she managed through written questions and voice notes to tell us about South Africa's involvement in the expedition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices