18/127 Worsley had charge of the 'Dudley Docker' with nine men, and Hudson and Crean were the senior men on the 'Stancomb Wills'. We were standing by, with our preparations as complete as they could be made, when at 11 a.m. our floe suddenly split right across under the boats. We rushed our gear on to the larger of the two pieces and watched with strained attention for the next development. The crack had cut through the site of my tent. |