it is the first time anyone has seen it in more than 100 years. endurance, perfectly preserved, frozen in time, 3000 metres beneath the ice. i thought if there was any wood built ship that could survive the impact of the sea bed it would be the endurance. and she did, she held together beautifully. but i have never, ever seen a wreck anything like as beautiful and as inspiring as this one. the condition of sir ernest shackleton's ship is astonishing. the ship's wheel is almost pristine. bolts gleam in the woodwork. the portholes look polished. and these white circles are dinner plates, abandoned by the crew. this was the polar ice breaker that brought the team to the wreck. the conditions were challenging.