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NOVA presents "Arctic Ghost Ship" an exclusive breakthrough inthe greatest unsolved mystery in Arctic exploration. In 1845,British explorer Sir John Franklin set off to chart the elusiveNorthwest Passage, commanding 128 men in two robust andwell-stocked Royal Navy ships, the Erebus and Terror. Theywere never heard from again. Eventually, searchers foundtantalising clues to their fate: a hastily written note left onan island, exhumed bodies suggesting lead poisoning,discarded human bones with marks of cannibalism and Inuitlegends of ghost ships. But no trace of the ships was everfound. Then, in 2014, after seven years of searching, anofficial Parks Canada expedition finally located the Erebus,intact and upright on the sea floor. With exclusive access,NOVA tells the inside story of the risky Canadian expedition,which involved constant battles with crushing sea ice, badweather, and disappointing dead ends. Culminating in thehistoric discovery of the Erebus, NOVA tells the grippingstory of the ill-fated expedition and reveals exclusive newclues from the sea floor that may finally unravel what happenedto Franklin's men more than 160 years ago.
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