2. Endurance
Current Estimated Value: $10 million* (Recovery Expedition Cost)
The Year Was Lost: 1915
Discovered in 2022
It cost $10 million to revive Endurance from its abyss. Endurance, which belonged to Ernest Shackleton, sailed on the Imperial Trans-Arctic Expedition in 1914. Despite the fact that her whole crew survived, this Norwegian-built ship never returned from her first Antarctic expedition.
The Fortitude, ©Getty Images/Tom Stoddart
On November 21, 1915, she sank in the Weddell Sea of Antarctica after becoming stuck in pack ice. While Shackleton and a few courageous others sought assistance, the crew managed to live by traveling to Elephant Island in lifeboats. Endurance was discovered 9,869 feet below the surface in March 2022, and she is currently a protected historic landmark.
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