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Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival

(Creaking) The roar of pressure could be heard all around us. Almost like a living...

(Creaking) The roar of pressure could be heard all around us. Almost like a living creature. She resisted the forces that would crush her. But it was a one sided battle. Millions of tons of ice pressed inexorably upon the little ship, that had dared the challenge of the Antarctic

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The roar of pressure could be heard all around us.
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Almost like a living creature.
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She resisted the forces that would crush her.
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But it was a one sided battle.
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Millions of tons of ice pressed inexorably upon the little ship,
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that had dared the challenge of the Antarctic.
Duration
27 seconds
Views
61
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:46
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Genres
documentary, adventure, history
Production
Wild Pacific Media,Definition Films

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28 lost adventurers must fight for their lives after their only lifeline is destroyed in the most uninhabitable place on Earth - Antarctica.
The men were listening to the structural damage for weeks, - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:09
The men were listening to the structural damage for weeks,
Fearing the ship was not going to take them home, - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:07
Fearing the ship was not going to take them home,
The plans for abandoning the ship in case of emergency had been made well in advance, - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:34
The plans for abandoning the ship in case of emergency had ...
The attack of the ice reached its climax at 04:00 p.m. - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:15
The attack of the ice reached its climax at 04:00 p.m.
The men were left with, quite literally a pile of driftwood. - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:05
The men were left with, quite literally a pile of driftwood.
Everything above the hull just fell to pieces, - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:11
Everything above the hull just fell to pieces,
It was barely recognizable as a vessel. - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:05
It was barely recognizable as a vessel.
The task is to reach land with all the members of the expedition, - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:14
The task is to reach land with all the members of the expe...
The task was likely to be long and strenuous, - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:12
The task was likely to be long and strenuous,
Once the Endurance had sunk and they hadn't obviously managed to make landfall - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:08
Once the Endurance had sunk and they hadn't obviously m...
And as Shackleton famously said, 'a man must adjust to a new mark directly - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:13
And as Shackleton famously said, 'a man must adjust to ...
'our vision of doing something memorable together, - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:18
'our vision of doing something memorable together,
'It's just that the mission has changed.' - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:11
'It's just that the mission has changed.'
Essential supplies had been placed on the flow about 100 yards from the ship, - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:14
Essential supplies had been placed on the flow about 100 y...
So weight was critical, - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:07
So weight was critical,
And he set a wonderful example here - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:15
And he set a wonderful example here
'We need to just take what we need to survive.' - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:11
'We need to just take what we need to survive.'
And it made the men feel that, again, - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:07
And it made the men feel that, again,
We are now 346 miles from Paulet island, - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:37
We are now 346 miles from Paulet island,
We have these lifeboats, let's take a couple of them. - Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 00:06
We have these lifeboats, let's take a couple of them.