Updates From the Franklin Expedition Shipwrecks...And More

   Remember explorer Sir John Franklin's doomed expedition?

Sir John and his posse, photos taken just before sailing

Francis Crozier, commander of the HMS Terror --
 and thought to be the only man who possibly survived
(at least for a while)

After both HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror were discovered (the Erebus in 2014, and the Terror in 2016), archeologists have continued to dive on the shipwrecks. There's a new article out on recent discoveries from the Erebus, including a 'backgrounder' (English water jug). Go here for a look.

Season's closed now -- the ice is moving in. It's not been a good year for it, anyways.

Although the Northwest Passage is now officially navigable, due to breaking-up ice, nobody did it this year -- the ice was just too thick. Wait a minute...does that mean that global warming may not be consistently 'melting everything' year after year, after all?? Hmmmm....


Also, the maritime museum in Greenwich, CT has a new polar gallery that includes info on Franklin -- plus intriguing paintings based on his ships and men -- like Thomas Smith's 1895 painting, 'They Forged the Last Links with Their Lives:'

National Maritime Museum photo

Go here for a photo gallery of some of those artifacts. Cool.


P.S. There's a Facebook page for Franklin enthusiasts:
             "Remembering the Franklin Expedition"

It often has not only the latest news, but plenty of interesting meaty bits for those curious about this subject...
     like me.

Franklin's Lost Expedition by Kristina Gehrmann (Pinterest)