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The Endurance was trapped in ice and leaking, so the men had to take all their supplies and leave the ship.
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The ship sank into the Weddell Sea.
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Since pulling the boats to open water didn't work, the crew had to wait until the ice moved them there.
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When they reached the sea, Shackleton decided to head to Elephant Island since they wouldn't be able to reach the whaling station on South Georgia Island.
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On the sea, salt water spoils all the fresh water leaving them thirsty.
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The men see Elephant Island.
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They picked 5 men to go on a specail journey to head to Georgia Island and 22 stayed behind.
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They had to keep a float from a huge wave called a graybeard.
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They find Georgia Island.
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They climbed up a big peek and saw the whaling station!
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At 4:00 p.m, Shackleton and his crew found the whaling station and were going home! But, before that, they had to get the other 22 men from Elephant Island.
