As I mentioned in earlier posts about Monumental and Lady Franklin Islands the fatal last voyage of HMS Erebus and her sister ship HMS Terror featured strongly in the last few days of this voyage even meriting a short lecture as part of one of the last daily Recap reviews. I asked the Expedition Team Leader early in the cruise if we were likely to be close to the recently discovered wreck of the Erebus, and please keep in mind that I haven't as yet completed Michael Palin's book. The answer was a negative. The wreck is some 200 miles further North off Ellesmere Island.
I was recommended to read a book by Andrew Lambert which gives a definitive account of Sir John Franklin's last voyage to discover the Northwest Passage and in particular the many bungled attempts to rescue him and his crew. You will recall that his wife Lady Franklin had raised funds for a number of rescue attempts all of which failed.
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