They were all sucessfully rescued today.
Apparently the ice broke up beneath them, sending huge blocks of ice upwards, crushing most of their camp.
The rescue was hampered due to very low light levels, bad weather, and the fact the ice flow they were on was moving 3-4 miles a day.
Here's the link with all the info:

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/environment/story.jsp?story=498654

For once theres a happy ending.

Chris- I thought shackelton perished on the ice. I could be wrong though <img src="images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />