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Monthly Archives: May 2016
Byron’s “great ninth wave”
“We cut off the topsides and took out all the moveable gear. Then we waited for Byron’s “great ninth wave,” and when it lifted the James Caird in we held her and, by dint of great exertion, worked her round … Continue reading
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King Haakon Bay
“King Haakon Bay is an eight-mile sound penetrating the coast of South Georgia in an easterly direction. We had noticed that the northern and southern sides of the sound were formed by steep mountain ranges, their flanks furrowed by mighty … Continue reading
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Cave
“Our cave was a recess in the cliff on the left-hand end of the beach. “Water had tricked down the face of the cliff and formed long icicles, which hung down in front of the cave to the length of … Continue reading
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Angry reefs on either side
“Soon we had angry reefs on either side. Great glaciers came down to the sea and offered no landing place. The sea spouted on the reefs and thundered against the shore. About noon we sighted a line of jagged reef, … Continue reading
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A big indentation
“About 8am the wind backed to the northwest and threatened another blow. We had sighted in the meantime a big indentation which I thought must be King Haakon Bay, and I decided that we must land there. We set the … Continue reading
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Snapped like a carrot
“Almost as soon as the gale eased, the pin that locked the mast to the thwart fell out. It must have been on the point of doing this throughout the hurricane; and if it had gone nothing could have saved … Continue reading
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Inch by inch
“Sir Ernest had just been relieved at the helm, & we bailed together peering under the clew of the lugsail. The Island was now so close that we had to crane our necks to look up at the peak. Inch … Continue reading
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An infernal, awe-inspiring scene
“It was an infernal, awe-inspiring scene. The boat and all in her seemed doomed. What Worsley now did was this. The boat was under a reefed job on the mainmast. He got it shifted right forward. He then set a … Continue reading
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Nobody will ever know
“I said to myself: What a pity. We have made this great boat journey and nobody will ever know. We might just as well have foundered immediately after leaving Elephant Island. Then I thought how annoying it was that my … Continue reading
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Desperate
“At 1pm, through a rift in the flying mists, we got a glimpse of the huge crags of the island and realized that our position had become desperate. We were on a dead lee shore, and we could gauge our … Continue reading
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