A ƙarshe, sun gano cewa Aurora ba shi da yanayin da za a yi tafiya a Antarctic, kuma yana buƙatar gyare-gyare mai yawa. Ba a kammala rajistar jirgin ruwa a cikin sunan Shackleton ba, kuma Shackleton ya yi kuskure ya fahimci sharuddan da ya samo jirgin daga Mawson. Mawson ya sake dawo da kayan aiki da kayan da aka yi a cikin jirgin, wanda duk ya buƙaci maye gurbin. Don magance matsalar, Shackleton ya rage kudaden da ake samu ga Mackintosh daga £ 2,000 zuwa £ 1,000, yana sa ran ya rufe bambancin ta hanyar neman kayan aiki a matsayin kyauta kyauta da kuma jingina jirgin ruwa.
bai kasance cikin yanayin tafiya zuwa Antarctic ba