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A perimeter measuring 500m is being implemented to aid the protection of Endurance, the ship famously lost in the Antarctic by explorer Ernest Shackleton.
The vessel's position on the Weddell Sea floor was (as Afloat reported) finally identified in March, 107 years after its sinking.
Member states of the Antarctic Treaty have already declared the wreck, which lies in 3,000m of water, a Historic Site and Monument (HSM).
Now they have asked for a management plan to guide its ongoing conservation.
This will be drawn up by the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT). It will determine the kinds of restrictions and responsibilities that will be placed on anyone who goes near Endurance in the future.
Even now a permit is required to visit the ship says BBC News which has report with videos and images.
