The Explorer was confirmed by the Chilean Navy to have sunk at approximately position : 62 degrees 24 minute South and 57 degrees 16 minutes west , between South Shetlands and Grahams Land , in the Bransfield Strait , where the depth is roughly 2000 feet ( 600 m ) . The Explorer was confirmed by the Chilean Navy to have sunk at approximately position : 62 Â 24 â South , 57 Â 16 â West , between South Shetlands and Grahams Land , in the Bransfield Strait , where the depth is roughly 600 m. The Royal Navy Antarctic Patrol Ship , at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office whilst carrying out a hydrographic survey for the British Antarctic Survey , later pinpointed the Explorers final resting place as 62 Â 24 â 17.57 â South , 57 Â 11 â 46.49 â West at an approximate depth of 1130 m , a distance of 4373 m from its reported sinking position .