SA AGULHAS 2” sails from Cape Town on Saturday 5th February with a 65 member team of FHMT (the Falkland’s Maritime Heritage Trust who are the Charterers) onboard to try and find the wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s “ENDURANCE” in the Weddell Sea.
Above: ENDURANCE trying to breakfree of the pack ice. Photo: Frank Hurley 25 January 1915
Included in the kit are 2 helicopters and a full kit of Ocean Infinity subsea exploration equipment mainly modified SAAB Sabretooth AUV / ROV hybrids.
This is the 2nd attempt – the first one in 2019 was not successful because of non-performance of the subsea AUV’s, however they have done intensive work on the equipment that is being taken down this time and they are of the belief that the problems have been rectified.
Maasmond Newsletter. 30/1/2022
SAIMENA wishes them all the best as they undertake this mission.
KJW