Officials have released the first close-up images of the remains of Quest, the final ship of the legendary Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.The images were taken at the ship's location in the Labrador Sea, around 1,280 feet deep in the waters off of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and were released in July. After 60 years, the vessel remains recognizable and in moderate condition, Dwight Coleman, co-chief scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), told Fox News Digital.MYSTERY OF GOLD COIN SHIPWRECK FINALLY UNMASKED AFTER 30 YEARS: 'FANTASTIC CONCLUSION'"You could tell it was a ship," he said."It had an obvious bow and stern, rudder and propeller."Even though it was sort of covered in fishing nets, you could still tell that some of that structure was preserved underneath the nets."In a statement from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS), in partnership with WHOI, officials said the wreck "was populated with pink corals, and several species of fish including cod, red fish and wolf fish."Newly released close-up images show the wreck of Quest, the final ship of legendary Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, resting on the floor of the Labrador Sea off Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
(Canadian Geographic and Voyis; Royal Geographical Society via Getty Images)The images show fishing nets draped across parts of the wreck, as well as parts of its metal superstructure and portholes that still remain intact.Shackleton, one of history's most celebrated Antarctic explorers, died on Quest in 1922 at age 47.He suffered a heart attack while the ship was anchored in South Georgia, a remote island in the South Atlantic. 'SPECTACULAR' SHIPWRECK FOUND WITH UNDERWATER TIME CAPSULE OF UNTOUCHED CARGO: 'AMAZING FIND'After his death, Quest was later sold to Norwegian owners.
It spent decades sailing in Arctic waters before being crushed by ice floes and sinking in the Labrador Sea in 1962."The public can gain a deeper appreciation for histo...