Endurance: 'Still time' for Shackleton centenary search

Shackleton's ship Endurance was crushed
by the ice in Antarctica's Weddell Sea 

A long-standing bid to locate the wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance could still be mounted in time for the centenary of his most famous expedition in 2014.

That's the view of expert David Mearns, who heads the ambitious proposal.

Mr Mearns said any effort to find Endurance would be technically challenging and expensive.

But he says it could be prepared in a year-and-a-half if financial backing could be secured.

Mr Mearns, who is director of UK-based Blue Water Recoveries, calls it "a 100-year dream".

He said there were no "concrete" plans at present to search for the wreck. But the project is under discussion, and Mr Mearns adds: "There is certainly more interest today than there was two years ago."
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