The CBC News website recently ran a story on last year's marine archaeology work at the HMS Erebus site -- the most successful investigation of the Franklin wrecks in recent seasons, due to favourable weather.
Over a three-week period in late August and September, members of the underwater archeology team made 93 dives and spent about 110 hours underwater at the Erebus site.Perhaps the best thing about the article is the beautifully spooky Parks Canada photograph above, where you see the diveboats and then gradually the ship itself lurking beneath.
"It was by far our most successful season and we're pretty excited," said Bernier.
The experience was in marked contrast to their efforts the year before, which were severely hampered by miserable weather.
In 2019, however, the weather was "sublime," senior underwater archeologist Ryan Harris said in an interview.
"One of our biggest challenges is just … environmental conditions in the central Arctic. We can come up with the most detailed, well-laid plans and they can be frustrated by very unco-operative ice conditions and weather," he said.
"Finally in 2019 … [it] all came to fruition. It's extremely gratifying for the entire team."
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