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4 days ago · Shackleton‘s most famous expedition, the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, began in 1914. The plan was to cross the Antarctic continent via the South Pole, but fate had other plans. Shackleton received over 5,000 applications for his crew, personally selecting 56 men based on their character and ability to work well together [7].
5 days ago · Ernest Shackleton. Ernest Shackleton, 1909. Educated at Dulwich College (1887–90), Shackleton entered the mercantile marine service in 1890 and became a sublieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve in 1901. He joined Capt. Robert Falcon Scott’s British National Antarctic ( Discovery) Expedition (1901–04) as third lieutenant and took part ...
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4 days ago · Shackleton‘s Unconventional Approach to Crew Selection. Shackleton‘s approach to selecting his crew was guided by his belief in the importance of character, temperament, and adaptability over mere technical expertise. As he famously said, "I have always believed that a man‘s personality and character are revealed at times of stress and ...
1 day ago · In the early hours of Nov. 20 last year, I was awakened aboard the 297-foot expedition vessel Island Sky by an announcement I had been looking forward to hearing for years: “If you look outside, you will see Antarctica.” Our journey from Argentina had taken us nine days and the last day and night of sailing through 24-foot swells had given way to calm, glasslike waters, sunny blue skies ...
3 days ago · Never could his guard be let down against any possible threat to their survival. 10. By the end of December, 1915, Shackleton decided to start westward across the ice with his men taking turns pulling two lifeboats saved from the "Endurance". The largest lifeboat was christened "James Caird" by Shackleton.
davethemacguy. •• Edited. The captain is responsible for ensuring everyone else on the boat gets off safely before the captain does. They don’t really “go down with the ship”, it’s just a saying to imply that they’re the last ones to leave.
1 day ago · Rogue wave. A merchant ship labouring in heavy seas as a large wave looms ahead, Bay of Biscay, c. 1940. Rogue waves (also known as freak waves, monster waves, episodic waves, killer waves, extreme waves, and abnormal waves) are unusually large and unpredictable surface waves that can be extremely dangerous to ships and isolated structures such ...
