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The Endurance

The Endurance is a ship that got caught in the ice during a 1914 expedition to Antarctica. The crew figured that the warmer spring weather would thaw the ice, allowing them to escape, but the climatic changes cause the ice to exert pressure on the hull, and the ship sank.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.