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Looking for clues
desert 170 years ago , the HMS Erebus was only rediscovered in the icy waters of the Canadian Arctic in 2014 . The 2018 commission to search the British sunken ship was cut short due to harsh crank condition , but archaeologists still manage to recover nine more artifacts from the famous crash . The RV David Thompson is point here in front of Yahtse Glacier in Icy Bay Alaska in August . [ Read more about the hostile expedition to HMS Erebus ]
Diving in the snow
Parks Canada ’s Underwater Archeology Team is shown here on Sept. 10 , 2018 , preparing for their first dive of the season to research the wreck of HMS Erebus .
Ceramics from the seafloor
This intact ceramic pitcher was found inside an officer ’s cabin on the HMS Erebus , next to a down of modest plates . Researchers hope the vessel might contain residues that reveal what the crew was drinking in their last days on board the ship .
Wheel for rigging
This alloy bike , found on the upper deck , was probable part of the pulley block used in campaign tackle on the ship .
Artificial horizon
This is part of an unreal skyline that would have been used with a sextant to determine latitude when the horizon was obliterate by obstacles like ocean ice .
Found in a cabin
The artificial purview was retrieve in the lower deck in an ship’s officer ’s cabin . Underwater archaeologists have not yet entered Captain John Franklin ’s cabin . They hope that room might contain written document that offer clues about the luck of the Franklin Expedition , which claimed the lives of 129 men .
Nail from the deck
Plucked from one of the upper deck of cards irradiation , this nail was likely used to concord planks together .
Block with shackle
This pulley block , which was one of the vessel ’s rigging instruments , has inscriptions that probably mention to its size and its God Almighty .
Sealing the ship
Found on the upper deck , this tarred small-arm of fabric was used for waterproof the ship . It still has visible impressions of the deck of cards planks seam and nail .
Belaying pin
Belaying pins such as this one would have been used for securing ropes that controlled the canvas of the ship . Wooden belaying pin were more common . The fact that these were made of bronze exemplify the investment made in the Franklin Expedition .
