Now, a crew of six British and Australian adventurers will attempt to become the first to authentically re-enact Sir Ernest Shackleton's treacherous boat voyage from Elephant Island to South ...

The 6.86-metre-long boat is a precise replica of the James Caird. Her crew will also endure the hardships of that age, wearing clothing of the time. All the rigging and features on the whaler have ...

Abstract: SEB COULTHARD is a man with an obsession. That obsession is a small boat called the James Caird that briefly went into action exactly a century ago. It played a crucial role in a rescue ...

Seventeen days later, after enduring almost unceasing gales and even a hurricane, they landed their 22-foot boat, the James Caird, on the remote but inhabited island of South Georgia. That they ...