36 Hours Straight

Since they did not have any other choice, the crew walked through the rocky crags and frozen waterfalls for 36 long hours straight. They got emotional after hearing the sounds of a stream running after they walked on and on for almost two days. They had made it to the outposts of Stromness. It must have been an exhilarating feeling to finally reach their destination.

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S.O.S. Answered

After 1 hour passed when the men spotted the Chilean steam tug Yelcho off the coast of Elephant Island, all of them boarded it quickly. The men did not have time to take all their stuff. The men had been through so much and suffered through this long two-year ordeal, without anyone dying. The men were rejoicing and over the moon because they were now making their way back home after all of this.

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