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Errands of Mercy (1998) - Clip 3: Launching the lifeboat This montage of still and moving images taken by Frank Hurley shows the launching of a lifeboat during the Antarctic expedition led by Ernest Shackleton in 1917. As indicated on the map, they hoped to sail the boat 800 miles to a whaling station at South Georgia and return with a larger boat to rescue the remaining party. Channel: australian screen Category: Documentary Video Length: 0 Date Found: November 23, 2007 Date Produced: View Count: 6