24th of April
Historical Antarctic Pictures and Events
1916 - Shackleton, Worsley, Crean, McNish, McCarthy and Vincent leave Elephant Island on the James Caird to sail to South Georgia. 800 miles of wet, cold and discomfort. They should take 14 days, SG is a speck in the ocean at this distance, the winds are with them. The next day the bay fills with pack ice.
