Shackleton, Worsley and seaman Tom Crean then trekked for 36 hours through snow, ice and mountains to fetch help from Stromness whaling station. Worsley's navigation skills were crucial to the safe arrival of the James Caird. From there, Worsley, Shackleton and four others sailed the 6.9m (22.5-foot) lifeboat James Caird 1,300 km (800 miles) across the stormy South Atlantic Ocean to their intended destination, South Georgia. In 1914, he joined the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, which aimed to cross the Antarctic continent.Īfter the expedition's ship Endurance was trapped in pack ice and wrecked, he and the rest of the crew sailed three lifeboats to Elephant Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula. He joined the Royal Navy Reserve in 1902 and served on HMS Swiftsure for a year before returning to the Merchant navy. While on South Pacific service, he became renowned for his ability to navigate to tiny, remote islands. He served aboard several vessels running trade routes between New Zealand, England and the South Pacific. He also served in the Royal Navy Reserve during the First World War.īorn in Akaroa, New Zealand, Worsley joined the New Zealand Shipping Company in 1888. Order of Saint Stanislaus (Imperial Russia)įrank Arthur Worsley DSO* OBE RD (22 February 1872 – 1 February 1943) was a New Zealand sailor and explorer who served on Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1916, as captain of Endurance. Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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