The Karluk Expedition: Ship Sank in the Arctic Ice, 25 People, a 700-Mile Walk — True Survival Story

In January 1914, the Karluk was crushed by Arctic ice and sank, leaving 25 people — including an Inuit family with two little girls — on the frozen Chukchi Sea. Their expedition leader had left the ship months earlier. This is the true story of how Captain Robert Bartlett led them to Wrangel Island, then walked about 700 miles across the ice to bring help. The Karluk expedition left Alaska in 1913 as part of the Canadian Arctic Expedition. When the ship of the Karluk expedition was crushed by ice, Captain Robert Bartlett became the only hope of 25 people. This true survival story follows the Karluk expedition from Shipwreck Camp to Wrangel Island and Bartlett's walk of about 700 miles. Of the 25 people on the Karluk expedition's last voyage, 14 survived. Bartlett told this true survival story himself in his 1916 book on the Karluk expedition. CHAPTERS 0:00 The sinking 1:50 The ship 3:47 Adrift 5:22 Shipwreck Camp 7:01 The advance party 8:22 The four who left 9:45 The march 11:05 Bartlett's walk 12:41 Wrangel Island 14:14 Rescue New true survival story every Monday, Wednesday and Friday — subscribe to Survival Story Hour. Follow on Facebook:   / survivalstoryhour   ─────────────── SOURCES FOR THIS TRUE SURVIVAL STORY • Wikipedia — Karluk (ship): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karluk_...) • Wikipedia — Last voyage of the Karluk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_vo... • Wikipedia — Robert Bartlett (explorer): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...) • Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador — The Karluk Disaster: https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/e... • Robert Bartlett, The Last Voyage of the Karluk (1916) • Historical photographs: public domain via Wikimedia Commons (incl. images from Bartlett's 1916 book). Wrangel Island and Herald Island landscape photos: CC BY-SA 4.0 by their Wikimedia Commons authors Some details remain uncertain: the exact causes of the deaths on Wrangel Island, and whether George Breddy's death was an accident. Stefansson's decision not to return to the ship is still debated. Every true survival story on Survival Story Hour is told from real sources. These are true stories, not survival advice. If you are in danger, contact your local emergency services. Narration uses a synthetic voice. Background music is original and generated for this channel. #TrueSurvivalStory #KarlukExpedition #SurvivalStories