Marine archaeologists are in a race against time to uncover the secrets of an ill-fated British ship from the nineteenth century. Almost 10 years ago, the husk of HMS Erebus was discovered on a ...

The finds include a leather folio with an accompanying feather quill pen. Parks Canada Underwater Archaeologist Jonathan Moore observes a washing basin and an officer's bed place on the lower deck of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1845, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror set sail from England on a mission to chart a passage ...

The ROV in the diving hole at the Erebus site in April. Aimie Néron, Parks Canada Later in September, archaeological research operations began. The team completed 56 individual dives over the course ...

This intact ceramic pitcher was found inside an officer’s cabin on the HMS Erebus, next to a pile of small plates. Researchers hope the vessel might contain residues that reveal what the crew was ...

Jonathan Gregory didn't think too much about the implications when he sent the cheek swab off for analysis. But then the results came back, confirming for the first time through DNA the identity of ...

It may be the Arctic’s greatest and most ghastly maritime mystery — two well-outfitted ships lost at sea for nearly 170 years, all 129 sailors presumed dead amid harrowing tales of cannibalism, ...

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. A full-scale 3D printed replica of the bell that once rung out aboard the HMS Erebus — one of two ...

Arctic expedition company Adventure Canada is collaborating with Parks Canada to take travelers to the wreckage site of the Franklin Expedition’s HMS Erebus as part of their Into the Northwest Passage ...

A few years ago, along with a bunch of other folks, I became mildly obsessed with the AMC series The Terror, which follows two 19th century British ships attempting to navigate the Northwest Passage.