Ernest Henry Shackleton24 April 1916
Leaves Elephant Island in the James Caird with five companions to seek rescue from South Georgia
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Leaves Elephant Island in the James Caird with five companions to seek rescue from South Georgia
Navigates the James Caird across the Southern Ocean to South Georgia during the Endurance rescue effort
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