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“An expedition led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) has captured the first images of the wreck of Quest on the bottom of the Labrador Sea. Quest was a storied polar exploration ship, best known for her brief interlude as the last expedition ship of famed Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. The images, captured by expedition partner Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Falcon remote-operated vehicle and DSV (deep submergence vehicle) Alvin at a depth of 390 metres, reveal a wreck site that has become a stunning oasis of life on an otherwise barren seafloor, and an unexpected testament to the destructive impact of bottom trawling.”
Full article here: Canadian Geographic
The Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/15/deep-sea-expedition-builds-digital-twins-shipwrecks-scott-shackleton
Watch the spectacular footage of the Quest:
Royal Canadian Geographical Society YouTube
Instagram: @heroicageexpedition
An initial, low-resolution rendering of the 3D model of Quest created using a Voyis photogrammetric imaging system. Credit: Canadian Geographic and Voyis
