Marine Archaeologist Mensun Bound, named by National Geographic as ’the Indiana Jones of the Deep’, will thrill Ireland's Atlantic Youth Trust organisation with the story of how the Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, was found in the most hostile sea on earth in 2022.
As previously reported by Afloat with podcast interview here, Bound will tell the RDS audience about the extraordinary expedition which found Shackleton"s Endurance - 100 years later under the ice.
Grace O'Malley update
The Atlantic Youth Trust (AYT) team will also provide an update on the Lady Ellen, aka Grace O’Malley Ship and plans for 2023.
Marine Archaeologist Mensun Bound, named by National Geographic as ’the Indiana Jones of the Deep’, was Director of Exploration of Endurance22 expedition on the sea ice of Weddell Sea, in the Antarctic Photo: Esther Horvath
AYT's Enda O'Coineen, is now snug for the winter at Harland and Wolf Shipyard following her Tour of Ireland this summer.
The event is on Thursday, 1 December 2022, 17:00 – 19:00. More details here
