When do Shackleton and his crew leave elephant island?

Ernest Shackleton and his crew left Elephant Island on August 24, 1916. They embarked on the James Caird, a lifeboat, to seek help after being stranded on the island for several months following their ship, the Endurance, being trapped and crushed by pack ice. Their departure marked the beginning of a perilous journey across the treacherous Southern Ocean.