It appears that, two years after the discovery of HMS Erebus, the second ship of the ill-fated Franklin expedition has been found in Terror Bay. And in excellent condition too.
This also alters the narrative of what happened to the explorers; instead of the the men abandoning both ships near the north end of Victoria Strait and attempting to walk out of the Arctic, it now appears that at least some of them reboarded the vessels and tried to sail south.
The theory is that the remaining Terror crew eventually scuttled it intentionally, then boarded the Erebus, which made it another 50 miles south.
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Toronto Star.
This also alters the narrative of what happened to the explorers; instead of the the men abandoning both ships near the north end of Victoria Strait and attempting to walk out of the Arctic, it now appears that at least some of them reboarded the vessels and tried to sail south.
The theory is that the remaining Terror crew eventually scuttled it intentionally, then boarded the Erebus, which made it another 50 miles south.
More.
Ottawa Citizen
Guardian
Toronto Star.
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