Amid fears the wreck will be more accessible to explorers – and new species – as the climate warms, conservationists want to create the regi
For more than a century, the inhospitable conditions, which present a challenge even for modern icebreaker ships, helped to protect the lost wreck, which was discovered in 2022, its structure still largely intact.
To safeguard it for future generations, the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) has proposed that the ship and the surrounding sea become the region’s first specially protected underwater area.










