Despite the overall failure of the expedition—including the beset ship Endurance, caught up in the Weddell Sea until destroyed by ice in 1915—Wordie maintained the morale of the expedition, made scientific observations regarding oceanography and the ice pack, and acquired important geological specimens.
Despite the expedition's failure, including the ship Endurance being trapped in the Weddell Sea and destroyed by ice in 1915, Wordie maintained a positive attitude, made scientific observations about the oceanography and ice pack, and collected important geological specimens.