Night Elf Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 This is Sir Earnest Shackleton's ship that went down in the Weddell Sea in 1915. Sir Shackleton was attempting to reach a spot where he and others with dog teams could cross the Antartic. Instead, they were trapped in pack ice and forced to get off the ship when the ice started piercing its sides. They had 28 men altogether and Sir Shackleton led them all home. Every one of them safe. It's my most favorite adventure story because it was an amazing feat. The pictures of the ship under the sea are amazing! This is the link DH sent to me but I had to create a free account to be able to see the article. 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home'scool Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 I remember reading the book about his expedition ..... just unbelievable what they had to go through! Amazing story 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Blue Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Yes! This is an incredible find! The book was absolutely riveting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Did the dogs make it too? Enquiring minds want to know. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 26 minutes ago, MercyA said: Did the dogs make it too? Enquiring minds want to know. 🙂 Sadly no. Some died of disease or parasites and most of the others were shot due to a shortage of food. They had 69 dogs to begin with, plus some puppies were born during the trip, but I think only 5 or 6 dogs came back with him (and they ended up in a zoo). 😢 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 The IMAX movie about Shackleton was one of the best I’ve ever seen. Many years ago I went into it knowing very little about him and walked out absolutely amazed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 It’s amazingly well preserved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 3 hours ago, Annie G said: It’s amazingly well preserved! I thought the same thing when I saw the video. The boat that they crossed the ocean in to get help is preserved in a museum somewhere but I can't remember where. Hmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 sadly most of the survives died shortly after in ww1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 The book is an amazing, fascinating read. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopmom Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 9 hours ago, Indigo Blue said: Yes! This is an incredible find! The book was absolutely riveting! Which book? I saw a few. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopmom Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Harriet Vane said: The book is an amazing, fascinating read. Which one? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted March 10, 2022 Author Share Posted March 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Melissa in Australia said: sadly most of the survives died shortly after in ww1 I know, I was so bummed when I read that. They went through so much. Dumb war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted March 10, 2022 Author Share Posted March 10, 2022 16 minutes ago, Hilltopmom said: Which one? Thanks I have one by Alfred Lansing, and one written by Shackleton himself. The interesting thing was this story is only half of the story. He was to land on Vahsel Bay to start his expedition and he had a second ship on the other side of the Antarctic to pick him up. They also laid down provisions for him along his route since by the time he reached, midway maybe, or maybe farther, he was going to run out of the supplies he had and would need new provisions. But The Endurance never reached Vahsel Bay. Shackleton's book has two parts, one for each of the ship's stories. Apparently the second ship encountered some problems but I didn't keep reading so I don't know what they were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 What he accomplished was a much greater achievement than if he'd "merely" crossed Antarctica. There's a stanza in T. S. Eliot's The Wasteland that is about the crossing of South Georgia Island's Glacier. I recall an IMAX movie about the crossing - teams with modern equipment and resources. They couldn't do it. Similar to an expedition that did the crossing from Elephant Island to South Georgia in a similarly equipped boat. (they had a support boat following them to make sure they stayed out of potentially mortal trouble.) Other records from Shackelton have reported it. None of them would mention it to the others because they thought they were imagining things. Lines 359-365: Who is the third who walks always beside you? When I count, there are only you and I together But when I look ahead up the white road There is always another one walking beside you Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman —But who is that on the other side of you? Eliot's Note: 360. The following lines were stimulated by the account of one of the Antarctic expeditions (I forget which, but I think one of Shackleton's): it was related that the party of explorers, at the extremity of their strength, had the constant delusion that there was one more member than could actually be counted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 26 minutes ago, Night Elf said: I know, I was so bummed when I read that. They went through so much. Dumb war. That's what happened to the craftsmen at Faberge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Blue Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 @Hilltopmomthis one: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465062881/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_MAVDSD1J0KP774P6T8E7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted March 10, 2022 Author Share Posted March 10, 2022 45 minutes ago, gardenmom5 said: That's what happened to the craftsmen at Faberge. I'm not familiar with that. Who were they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaxEtLux Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 The pictures of the Endurance underwater are amazing! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Night Elf said: I'm not familiar with that. Who were they? Most of what they made were trinkets - since they didn't have the budget for high quality gems. The workmanship was exquisite. But - they made the Easter Eggs for the Romanov's every year. Oligarchs have been picking them up, and bringing them back to Russia. One gold salvager picked up a little gold trinket from an antique store for $13K thinking he could sell it for the gold for a profit. He did NOT know what it was. He couldn't sell it. He eventually started doing research. long story short - it was a lost Faberge Easter Egg. Fabergé egg - Wikipedia This is one of our favorites. Anyway - the workmen were all drafted to fight in WWI and that was the end of Faberge. They were artists - not soldiers and many were killed. Edited March 10, 2022 by gardenmom5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 13 hours ago, Indigo Blue said: @Hilltopmomthis one: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465062881/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_MAVDSD1J0KP774P6T8E7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 Such a good book! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Blue Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Spryte said: Such a good book! Yes! Before I read it, I had never heard of him. After I read it, I thought how in the world could this have actually happened, and I wondered why isn’t this story more mainstream, like the Titanic? Edited March 10, 2022 by Indigo Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 46 minutes ago, Indigo Blue said: Yes! Before I read it, I had never heard of him. After I read it, I thought how in the world could this have actually happened, and I wondered why isn’t this story more mainstream, like the Titanic? It’s an intense story. DH was reading it when we were expecting DS (17), and he knew that the moment he finished it we’d be headed to the hospital. And it was true! Within hours of closing the book, DS was on the way. So it’s one of my all time favorites for that reason, too. 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Blue Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 25 minutes ago, Spryte said: It’s an intense story. DH was reading it when we were expecting DS (17), and he knew that the moment he finished it we’d be headed to the hospital. And it was true! Within hours of closing the book, DS was on the way. So it’s one of my all time favorites for that reason, too. 😊 Neat story!! 😊 Neither of my grown sons seem interested in reading the book. I’ve told them how good it is, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Blue Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Another great book/true story…Seabiscuit! Laura Hillenbrand made that into a page turner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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