Wreck of Shackleton’s ship Quest found, last link to ‘heroic age of Antarctic exploration’

The vessel, which sank off the coast of Canada in 1962, was used by the explorer on his final voyage to the continent

The wreck of the ship on which renowned Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton died has been found off the coast of Labrador, Canada, searchers have announced.

Locating the Quest - a schooner-rigged steamship which sank on a 1962 seal hunting voyage - represents a last link to the heroic age of Antarctic exploration", said search leader John Geiger.