As if the ship and its crew had not been plagued by enough of it already, heavy pack ice was again sighted, and hours later a blowing gale reared its ugly head. For two days, the Endurance took shelter under an unlikely aegis – dodging to and fro under the lee of a stranded iceberg.
…C, yet it was clear Endurance was now frozen in for the winter. The dogs were taken off board and housed in ice kennels and the ship interior converted into living quarters for the men. The sides of the hull were cleared in the optimistic hope that if the ice began to press together, the Endurance would rise above it rather than be smashed to pieces. A crude wireless was also rigged, but their location was too remote for it to be of any use.
Photographer Frank Hurley near the Endurance, trapped in pack icePhoto: Frank Hurley
As March and April heralded the beginning of the Arctic winter, the men became increasingly agitated. The ice floes near the ship were piling up over on top of one another, and the threat of the ship being crushed by the pressure deepened. With the sun setting for the winter months, the chance of another break in the ice looked bleak. The men played games like soccer and hockey while the light allowed, and were soon acting out sketches and singing songs in order to maintain morale.
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