'Endurance': National Geographic shares trailer

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South Africans can catch Endurance, which follows the grit and determination of the crew aboard the South African icebreaker Agulhas II on National Geographic on Sunday 3 November.

WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT ‘ENDURANCE’

In a legendary feat of leadership and perseverance, polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton kept his crew of 27 men alive for over a year despite the loss of their ship in frigid pack ice in 1915. Over a century later, a team of modern-day explorers set out to find the sunken ship.

Endurance premieres on National Geographic (DStv 181, Starsat 220) across Africa, on Sunday 3 November at 21:00 (CAT). The film tells the inspiring stories of these two landmark expeditions, bound by their shared grit and determination. An additional broadcast will take place on Friday 8 November at 20:30.

“The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust organised and funded the expedition to locate the shipwreck off the coast of Antarctica, where the Endurance sank in 1915. The ship remained inaccessible and undiscovered for over a century until its discovery on 5 March 2022 ― 100 years after Sir Ernest Shackleton’s death,” according to a press release.

“The expedition was led by polar geographer Dr. John Shears with marine archaeologist Mensun Bound as director of exploration and Nicolas (Nico) Vincent as expedition subsea manager,” according to the press release.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE TRAILER

Joining them on board the South African icebreaker Agulhas II, which set sail from Cape Town, was a crew of scientists, archaeologists, and a team of highly experienced extreme environment filmmakers, led by director Natalie Hewit and Dan Snow, who documented the events leading up to the historic discovery in real time for History Hit.

To help locate the shipwreck, the team used submersibles called Saab Sabretooths equipped with 4k cameras and lighting arrays. The ship continues to remain untouched and without any artifacts removed, but the results of the discovery will provide significant insights into Ernest Shackleton’s imperial trans-Antarctic expedition and offer an incredible opportunity to bring the stories of Shackleton and the 27 men on his crew to new generations.