DNA Reveals Identity of Officer on the Lost Franklin …
WEB13 hours ago · In 2021, a team extracted DNA from a skull and identified John Gregory, an engineer aboard the HMS Erebus. Now, the scientists have used DNA to identify a second crewmember: James Fitzjames, a...
Pride, sorrow mix for Franklin expedition descendant after DNA …
WEB16 hours ago · Fitzjames was the captain of HMS Erebus, one of two ships led by Franklin that disappeared in the Arctic nearly 180 years ago. That vessel and its sister ship HMS Terror left England in 1845 with...
Living on through DNA: Another crew member identified from the …
WEB2 days ago · Fitzjames's remains are also now the second of the 105 to be positively identified, joining John Gregory, engineer aboard HMS Erebus, who the team identified in 2021. At this particular site,...
DNA test helps identify sailor from doomed Arctic expedition - BBC
WEBWhen their two ships - HMS Erebus and HMS Terror - became trapped in the ice, Fitzjames helped lead 105 crew members in an attempt to escape the Arctic. None would survive.
Scientists use DNA to identify bones, find descendants of Franklin ...
WEB2 days ago · Franklin's ships, HMS Erebus and Terror, set out from England in 1845 in search of the Northwest Passage. The commander and his 128 men never returned. More than 30 expeditions tried to find...
Underwater archaeologists recover HMS Erebus sailors’ belongings
WEBJan 30, 2024 · In a recent 12-day exploration spearheaded by underwater archaeologists from Parks Canada at the National Historic Site of the Wrecks of HMS Erebus & HMS Terror in the Canadian Arctic, a trove of historical artifacts has been uncovered, providing valuable insights into the ill-fated 1845 Franklin expedition.
Divers Recover More Than 350 Artifacts From the HMS 'Erebus…
WEBFeb 24, 2020 · Braving water temperatures that dipped below freezing, divers spent nearly four weeks off the coast of Nunavut in northern Canada last summer exploring the HMS Erebus.
His Ship Vanished in the Arctic 176 Years Ago. DNA Has Offered a …
WEBMay 5, 2021 · The Erebus and the H.M.S. Terror became stuck in ice in Victoria Strait, off King William Island in what is now the Canadian territory of Nunavut. In April 1848, the survivors — Franklin and...
Artifacts from Franklin’s lost expedition found in shipwrecks off ...
WEBJan 25, 2024 · The HMS Erebus and HMS Terror were the two ships that made up the ill-fated Franklin voyage of 1845, helmed by Captain John Franklin, who was tasked with charting a course through the...
Divers discover guns and coins in wrecks of ships that ... - CBS News
WEBJan 25, 2024 · Nearly two centuries after the ships sank, divers exploring the HMS Erebus wreck have discovered an array of "fascinating artifacts," including pistols, coins and even an intact thermometer,...
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