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Endurance sets sail
Ernest Shackleton and The Endurance depart from Plymouth docks, sailing for South America. -
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Trans Imperial Antartic Expedition
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Heading to Antartica
Sailing smoothly from South Georgia, through the Weddell Sea, bound for Vasel Bay. -
Into the Ice
The Endurance is met by unrelening pack ice. -
Frozen in ice
The ice floes continue to increase in size and eventually the Endurance gets stuck. -
Abandon Ship
Cracks appear on The Endurance after 9 months of solitude. Shackleton gives the order to abondon ship and camp on the ice -
The Endurance Sinks
This ice furthur chrushes the ship and it sinks. -
Camping on Ice
Crew starts setting up "Patience Camp" -
Launch the Lifeboats
The ice starts breaking so Shackleton starts launching the lifeboats. They reach Elephant Island in 7 days. -
South Georgia Journey
Shackleton and 5 other men launch the James Caird lifeboat. Against all odds, after 17 days at sea, they reach South Georgia. -
Crossing Mountains
Shackleton, Worsley, and Crean cross difficult mountain ranges and reach a whaling settlement, months after leaving the island. -
Rescue Successful
Shackleton, abord the Chileon SS Yelcho, rescues the rest of the crew. All 28 men are safe and return home as heroes.
