Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]

This board is closed and will be kept as an archive. Please head to our new home at tch-forum.com



(Existing members: Please check your PMs for your password on the new board. If you do not have a PM, then please send one to me)



Welcome to The Coffee House - your dose of caffeine!

The Coffee House is a friendly and informal community dedicated to having fun. We're a diverse bunch, and so we have plenty to offer, including:
  • Discussions on a wide range of subjects, from science and current events to sport and gaming (and most things in between!);
  • Community-centered forums where members can get to know each other better, and share things they've made;
  • Regularly-scheduled contests, where members can compete for awards and forum currency (Coffee Credits);
  • Shops, where members may spend the Coffee Credits they've earned;
  • A Discord server, where anyone can chat to our members in real time.
What you can see below is a snapshot of what we have to offer. To see the rest, and gain access to all of this, all you need to do is register as a member. Registration is quick, free and easy.

Join our community!

If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features:

Username:   Password:
Add Reply
One of Sir John Franklin's Arctic ships found
Topic Started: Sep 10 2014, 09:03 AM (259 Views)
CJ
Member Avatar
A very minor case of serious brain damage

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29131757

One of two British explorer ships that vanished in the Arctic more than 160 years ago has been found, Canada's prime minister says.

Stephen Harper said it was unclear which ship had been found, but photo evidence confirmed it was one of them.

Sir John Franklin led the two ships and 129 men in 1845 to chart the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic.

The expedition's disappearance shortly after became one of the great mysteries of the age of Victorian exploration.

The Canadian government began searching for Franklin's ships in 2008 as part of a strategy to assert Canada's sovereignty over the Northwest Passage, which has recently become accessible to shipping because of melting Arctic ice.



It's good to see such an old mystery being solved at last. I wonder whether we'll find out what happened to them?
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
GrieferLord
Member Avatar
Tank Sniper

chances are they got stuck in the ice and could not chop it away faster than it was re-freezing. the other may have sunk completely or is also trapped in frozen ice.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)
« Previous Topic · History, Culture and Philosophy · Next Topic »
Add Reply


Anti-Spam Bots! Mazeguy Smilies