At Point Wild stands a bronze bust of Captain Luis Pardo, who on August 30, 1916, brought his ship “Yelcho” close enough to the rugged coast of Elephant Island for Shackleton to pick up his 22 men. Now there is a second bust in a slightly more accessible...
The first pictures of the “Endurance” show that the wreck is still very well preserved after more than a hundred years at depth. This picture shows the stern of the ship with its name and the emblematic polestar. Photo: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust /...
When the “Endurance” was finally crushed by the pack ice of the Weddell Sea on November 21, 1915, it marked the start for Shackleton and his men to embark on a seemingly hopeless odyssey. The location of the ship’s sinking was recorded by Captain...