Ernest Shackleton's steamship Quest, used on his final Antarctic expedition, sank off northeastern Canada on May 5, 1962, after sea ice pierced its hull.
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- Seventy-Seven Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2024, From ... (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.npr.org/2024/06/13/nx-s1-5004456/ernest-shackleton-last-ship-quest-found-canada (npr.org)
- https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/wreck-of-quest-famed-antarctic-explorer-sir-ernest-shackletons-last-ship-found-in-labrador-sea/ (canadiangeographic.ca)
- https://polarjournal.net/the-quest-is-complete/ (polarjournal.net)
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