28 Seamen Lost in Antarctica, the Greatest Story of Survival

Sir Ernest Shackleton, a legend among British seamen and explorers, decided to build a crew for his famous Antarctic expedition. His new daring idea for a ‘hazardous journey’ gained so much attention from newspapers, that soon Sir Shackleton had a crowd of volunteers knocking at his door. He carefully selected only 27 of them. They were men of steel knowing what a huge goal they set for themselves.
With those men, Ernest Shackleton intended to reach Antarctica and cross the whole continent via the South Pole. In 1914, they left the shores of South Georgia in a ship called Endurance. This journey became one of the greatest survival stories of all time.
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TIMESTAMPS:
Hazardous journey idea 0:59
The crucial weakness of the ship 1:32
Bad year for crossing the icy waters 2:18
What Shackleton wrote in his diary 4:17
Drifting on ice 5:15
Finding help 6:22
What a miracle! 8:45
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SUMMARY:
- Sir Ernest Shackleton didn’t really need any advertisement at all. He was already a legend among British seamen and explorers alike. In 1908, he led the British Antarctic expedition and claimed a Victoria Land plateau region of Antarctica for the crown.
- On December 5th, 1914, they left the shores of South Georgia in a ship called Endurance. Endurance was one of the best ships of its time to deal with ice.
- But still she had one crucial weakness – she was designed to crush the ice, but not to sustain being trapped in it.
- The initial hope of Sir Shackleton and his crew was that the ice wouldn’t build up around the ship too much, but by the 24th of January, it was obvious that the pressure on the ship’s hull would only get worse.
- Despite all the effort of shoveling new ice and snow building around the ship, the pressure on the ship only rose. Spring didn’t bring the much-needed relief for the Endurance. From time to time the crew would hear unpleasant crackles and shock sounds.
- On October 27th, Shackleton ordered his men to abandon ship, which was already heavily damaged. He promised the crew that he would bring them home.
- Stepping on solid ground felt like euphoria for 28 tired seamen. Their first days on land were spent refilling food supplies with wildlife; it was their first warm meal in months!
- But Sir Shackleton wasn’t one to surrender and leave his men to certain demise. Instead, he took one lifeboat and only 5 men, and went off to find help.
- On May 10th, they finally reached the shores of South Georgia. Not welcoming shores with warm beds and a good meal, be assured. It was rocky cliffs, with absolutely no place to land.
- When they reached the last ridge, they were at their limit, but suddenly, a familiar sound brought back their energy – a whistle, that’s used to wake up whalers in the morning.
- The whalers knew Shackleton, but at this point, it was pretty hard to recognize him. His bad condition alarmed the whalers, and in no time they were helping to rescue their friends on Elephant Island and they were all alive and well!
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