Tag: Mensun Bound

Saturday, April 13th 2019 - 08:12 UTC
Searching for Admiral Graf von Spee’s great cruiser fleet sunk at the Falklands Battle

In 2014-2015, to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Falklands, Mensun Bound, a Falkland Islander himself, led an expedition to try to find Admiral Graff von Spee’s lost cruiser squadron in 1914, the whereabouts of which has become one the great mysteries of the maritime world. Now he is resuming the hunt. Mercopress began by asking how it all began.
Monday, February 11th 2019 - 09:36 UTC
Shackleton blog: Agulhas II positioned where the Endurance went down crushed by ice

South African icebreaker Agulhas II, 05.24 hours GMT. Ice Pilot Freddie Ligthelm over ship’s intercom: “Good Morning from the Bridge. This is to say we have reached the Endurance sinking position. Lekker Lekker Lekker [Afrikaans for “Nice, Nice, Nice”]”
Friday, January 11th 2019 - 08:09 UTC
Falklander leads Shackleton's “Endurance” search team in Weddell Sea

Following on from Penguin News’ interview last week with Islander Mensun Bound, who was involved in the search for the Argentine submarine Ara San Juan, Mr Bound spoke of his current project, the search for Shackleton’s ship Endurance.
Friday, January 4th 2019 - 03:18 UTC
Falkland Islander in expedition to locate Shackleton's stricken “Endurance” in Antarctica

An Antarctic scientific expedition aiming to understand the secrets of a giant iceberg will also attempt to locate Ernest Shackleton’s stricken Endurance in the Weddell Sea, according to reports in The Guardian.
Friday, January 4th 2019 - 03:06 UTC
The Falkland Islander that helped search for the Argentine submarine ARA San Juan

Everybody is aware of the recent hunt for the lost Argentine submarine San Juan, but what only a few know is that Falkland maritime archaeologist Mensun Bound was one of the team on board the Seabed Constructor, the ship that conducted the search.
Sunday, November 1st 2015 - 10:12 UTC
Falklands' 'Hunt for Germany's lost battleships' DVD scheduled to be ready for Christmas

‘The hunt for Germany’s lost battleships’ a documentary based on Mensun Bound’s search for the lost fleet from the Battle of the Falklands was shown at a premiere at the British Film Institute, London on October 16.
Wednesday, October 28th 2015 - 08:15 UTC
Battle of the Falklands 1914: the search for the lost German battleships

Last December, in a spirit of remembrance and reconciliation, and in the presence of the descendants of the fighting admirals, the Falkland Islands commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Falklands, an action that sent six ships to the bottom and claimed well over 2000 lives.
Wednesday, November 5th 2014 - 06:19 UTC
Falklands' 1914 German sunken battle ships to be explored by marine archeologist

Historian and renowned Marine Archaeologist, Mensun Bound, has been researching the events surrounding the December 2014 Battle of the Falklands and has secured private funding for a once in a life time expedition.
Tuesday, January 15th 2013 - 06:43 UTC
Preparations to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands

At the invitation of Mensun Bound, some twenty-five people, including three members of the Falklands elected Legislative Council met to consider ways in which the one hundredth anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands should be marked, when it falls on December 8, 2014.