Apparently the gale had driven the southern pack down upon us, causing congestion in our area; the pressure had stopped when the whole of the pack got into motion.

The gale had given us some northing, but it had dealt the 'Endurance' what might prove to be a severe blow.

The rudder had been driven hard over to starboard and the blade partially torn away from the rudder-head.

Heavy masses of ice were still jammed against the stern, and it was impossible to ascertain the extent of the damage at that time.

I felt that it would be impossible in any case to effect repairs in the moving pack.