The failed expedition was one of the grimmest chapters in the history of Arctic exploration. Researchers aim to shed light on its mysterious fate
A second research team, supported by the government of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is now sifting through other important clues found on land. Led by Douglas Stenton, an archaeologist at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, these scientists are mapping the sites where Franklin crew members pitched tents, downed rations, and huddled beneath blankets and bearskins.
, a Canadian nonprofit, to the area. After hours of searching the seafloor with side-scan sonar, Kogvik and his colleagues foundarchaeologists planned to excavate both Franklin ships, butwas their priority. Harsh Arctic conditions threatened the vessel. Sea ice scoured the stern and crushed the area where Franklin had his cabin, entombing or scattering its artifacts.Thick sediment mantled the upper deck, but the ship’s wheel, helm, and bulwarks looked eerily intact.
But the accounts given by some 30 Inuit witnesses contained many ambiguities and contradictions, in part because of translation problems. So the Parks Canada team hoped to recover written records from the shipwrecks, such as logs or personal journals, to help reveal what went wrong with the expedition.families of the dead men were left to wonder about their sons and husbands and how exactly they met their end—questions that linger among many descendants. And some relief may be in sight.
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