In 1768 a refitted coal ship known as HM Bark Endeavour left Plymouth for the South Pacific island of Otaheite (Tahiti). Slow-moving and sturdy, the ship had a shallow hull that was ideal for sailing ...

The deck of the Endeavour Bay. “North Marine got the contact to remove all the rubbish two months ago and (on Wednesday) we had to take three skips (of waste) off the ship before we could depart.” ...