"...homeless & adrift on the sea ice."

Hurley rewrote many of the entries his journal at some point but, fortunately, the original was preserved. When I transcribed his journals in 1995, I had copies of both versions.

Frank Hurley's Journal - October 28, 1915 - original entry

Awful calamity that has overtaken the ship that has been our home for over 12 months & was only means of communication with the world. We are homeless & adrift on the sea ice. Yet cheerful & as hopeful as it is possible to be under the circumstances. It is our intention to sledge to Snow Hill, some 300 miles distant - a great undertaking for such a large (29) (sic) & inexperienced party. The pressure continued throughout the day. I had --------- ----- on the ship the whole time. Her foremast & jibboom & ---- spanker snapped off by the ------- being forced under with the pressure & she has the appearance of sinking at any moment. It seems impossible that the awful force of nature could so completely destroy ------- ------- ---- ----- now resembles a ship.