Posted on 09/01/2019 9:21:45 PM PDT by Anoop
Two vessels named “H. M.S. Terror” and “Erebus” were left in the Northwest Passage in 1845 but not before the crews suffered lead poison and botulism — and they cannibalized each other before the freezing to death. Now, a closer look is on one of those vessels.
Parks Canada archaeologists recently used underwater drones to explore the wreck of the aptly named H.M.S. Terror. according to National Geographic. Discovered in 2016 off King William Island in the Canadian north, the ship and its contents have not yet been properly studied until now, 174 years after it sank.
Very interesting after watching last years version of it on AMC.
I’m done for, I’ve got a gammy leg . . .
from five years ago:
Franklin search: Canada confirms ship as HMS Erebus
BBC News | October 2, 2014
Posted on 10/08/2014 6:37:52 AM PDT by centurion316
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3212698/posts
If you don’t understand why this article got written in 2019, you should try reading it before commenting :)
It got written in 2019 for the same reason everything from that source does -- it's regurgitating old news. It's a junk website.
the real source:
In 1845 explorers sought the Northwest Passage—then vanished
The failed expedition was one of the grimmest chapters in the history of Arctic exploration. New analysis may shed light on its mysterious fate.
5 Minute Read
By Heather Pringle
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/2019/08/sir-john-franklin-searched-for-northwest-passage-then-vanished-feature/
and from five years ago:
Arctic Shipwreck Found After 170 Years, Solving “Great Mystery”
Have archaeologists solved the mysterious loss of the Franklin expedition?
3 Minute Read
By Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic
PUBLISHED September 11, 2014
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/9/140909-franklin-expedition-shipwreck-canada-arctic-archaeology/
later.
Old news is kinda what archeology is all about. lol
I’m confused about the claim of “botulism” but thanks for posting.
Ah, victims of global cooling.
RE AMC:
“The Terror” was an interesting take on the fate of those two ships. The author used an actual historical event and turned it into a horror story.
I enjoyed it, thought it was pretty well made.
There’s always been something menacing about stories set in the arctic, for me.
Goes back to when I was a kid and first saw “The Thing (from Another World)” and “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms” on Saturday afternoon Creature Double Feature and Doctor Shock on the UHF stations.
The 1982 remake of The Thing is probably one of THE best monster movies of all time.
No, it’s because they just sent drones down there to take new footage and explore some rooms for the first time. That’s fine that archaeology doesn’t interest you, but the new exploration is as cool as all get out.
That’s fine that archaeology doesn’t interest you...
You’re kidding right. Right?
Hah! If you had a nickel for every archeology/history article SunkenCiv has posted at FR, you’d be a millionaire. (Maybe you are already. Don’t know, don’t care.) You’ve been here long enough to notice his valuable contribution.
this thread perfectly demonstrates why I post much much less then I used to
A den of jackals
Whenever I get a new DVR I record and keep the 1982 version of “The Thing” as soon as it’s available to record. Best hot summer movie watch EVER!
The canned food sent along was contaminated. There was an inquest by the British gov't back when, and if memory serves, the very well connected entre-manure who'd gotten the canned food contract walked free.
He’s pimping that website, and it isn’t an archaeology news website, regardless of what it claims to be. If it were news, the mummified dog story wouldn’t be on the site as if it’s a new find.
Thanks moovova and tet68.
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