Mar Sem Fim is also called the Endless Sea. It is a Brazilian yacht that was sunken and afterward got frozen in ice in Maxwell Bay of Ardley Cove, Antarctica, about 1,200 kilometers south of the tip of South America, on April 7, 2012.
Four individuals were recording a documentary off the coast of Antarctica when the sinking yacht, owned by well-known Brazilian journalist and entrepreneur João Lara Mesquita,. Strong winds in excess of 100 kilometers per hour had tossed the boat from one side to the other “like a bucking bronco in a rodeo,” according to one crew member.
The crew of the ship was stranded in ice when they radioed for help, and the Chilean navy responded at the base located in Bahia Fildes, Antarctica. All four investigators were finally rescued, but bad weather delayed the process by a couple of days. João Lara Mesquita, who was also on the yacht, says that with strong winds and high waves, the boat Frei came to us.
Our evacuation was extremely ambitious; waves of more than 1.5 meters and winds over 40 knots made the boat jump from one side to another, just like a bucking bronco. When it got close, each of us threw ourselves into the arms of three Chilean crew members. Fortunately, all went safely. Mar Sem Fim, however, couldn’t be rescued.
The nearby freezing water that had been tossed over the ship was later frozen and then split the hull when it expanded. This phenomenon is called complete compression and is what was later determined to have been the final blow to the hull of the Mar Sem Fim, sending her to the bottom of the shallow bay.
The boat lay in about 30 feet of water, preserved and visible from above, for almost a year, until rescue in early 2013. Owner João Lara Mesquita managed to return to the site, and when the weather fully cooperated, he sent divers who wrapped strong lines under the hull and attached them to inflated buoys on either side.
The buoys were incessantly inflated, gradually raising the vessel that had been underwater for almost a year. Once the vessel surfaced, it was towed back to the shore, where the researchers recovered their equipment, and the Mar Sem Fim will most likely head for salvage. The ship was insured for $700,000; nevertheless, the breached hull and damage from being submerged for ten months would seem to indicate the vessel is beyond repair.
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