Shackleton scours the seas for the missing Dudley Docker. She's still afloat, but out of sight. Skippering the Docker, Frank Worsley hasn't slept in 80 hours.
When the crew finally reaches solid ground, relief turns to despondency. There will be no rescue in this frozen wasteland.
Shackleton must prepare for another - more dangerous - open boat journey across the Drake Passage. As the 6 men selected prepare to depart immediately, Shackleton writes a letter to Frank Wild, instructing him to abandon the camp if rescue doesn't come.
Within days, the James Caird will sail 800 nautical miles across the Drake Passage, attempting one of the greatest small boat journeys in maritime history.
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