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Search for lost Franklin ships launched in Canada's Arctic


History | 208001 hits | Aug 23 11:21 am | Posted by: Strutz
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EXCLUSIVE: CBC News is on board as Parks Canada launches the biggest expedition yet to find the missing ships from Sir John Franklin's doomed 1845 effort to discover the Northwest Passage.

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  1. by avatar Dragon-Dancer
    Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:46 pm
    It would be nice to see those finally located, more interesting to see what if anything has survived.

  2. by Regina Gold Member
    Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:14 pm
    I bet it's well preserved. The water is extremely cold and covered from UV by depth and ice.

  3. by avatar Dragon-Dancer
    Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:26 pm
    They could be but depending on how deep they ended up the ice could just as easily ground everything to dust.

  4. by Regina Gold Member
    Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:32 pm
    Very true and I've seen some wrecks that have been pushed deeper and had their superstructure shaved off from the ice. I may be confusing my ship wrecks here.......but I believe they had a contact or evidence of a wreck in around 100' depth mark??

    Here's a picture of a wreck I dived years ago that had the bow above water when it sunk but was pushed down 4'-6' deeper and tore off the wheel house. The stern sits around 95'.

  5. by avatar Dragon-Dancer
    Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:51 pm
    Very nice.

  6. by avatar Gunnair Gold Member
    Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:47 pm
    "Regina" said
    I bet it's well preserved. The water is extremely cold and covered from UV by depth and ice.


    Judging by the condition of HMS Investigator...







    or HMS Bredalbane...






  7. by Regina Gold Member
    Sat Aug 25, 2012 4:06 am
    Great shots!!

  8. by avatar Gunnair Gold Member
    Sat Aug 25, 2012 4:08 am
    "Regina" said
    Great shots!!





  9. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Sat Aug 25, 2012 4:16 am
    find the hooch, just look out for the Polar Bear demon guarding it.

  10. by Regina Gold Member
    Sat Aug 25, 2012 4:59 am
    8) 8)

  11. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Sat Aug 25, 2012 5:18 am
    You read it too?

  12. by avatar GreenTiger
    Sat Aug 25, 2012 5:41 am
    "Gunnair" said
    I bet it's well preserved. The water is extremely cold and covered from UV by depth and ice.


    Judging by the condition of HMS Investigator...







    or HMS Bredalbane...




    .


    Very cool pictures. Thank You

  13. by Thanos
    Sat Aug 25, 2012 5:47 am
    "ShepherdsDog" said
    You read it too?


    Don't piss off a . They respond in unpleasant ways. 8O

  14. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:17 pm
    Bite your tongue!



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