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Podcast: Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast
Episode: Finding Sir Ernest Shackleton's last ship with John Geiger
Description: "That's it!" exclaimed John Geiger as he caught the first glimpse of Quest, the last ship of legendary polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. Now resting 390 metres below the surface off the coast of Labrador, Quest was Shackleton’s last ship and the vessel he died on. Geiger, CEO of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, is our guest on this episode of Explore, in which he tells the riveting story of the epic hunt for Quest and Shackleton's legacy. On June 9, in the rolling seas off Labrador, the RCGS-led Shackleton Ques...