Photo: The underwater Erebus mission

A Parks Canada underwater archaeologist inspects the hull of HMS Erebus, as part of an underwater archaeology mission in August and September. The remains of the wrecked Franklin expedition ship were found in September 2014 in the eastern stretches of the Queen Maud Gulf in Nunavut’s Kitikmeot region. This year’s mission sent divers down to clean kelp of the vessel and document the wreck’s features and artifacts and their positions on the ship’s body. The vessel’s resting place is just 11 metres from the water’s surface. (PHOTO BY THIERRY BOYER/PARKS CANADA)