In May 1845, 135 men set sail from England aboard two ships in search of the elusive Northwest Passage
In May 1845, 135 men set sail from England aboard two ships in search of the elusive Northwest Passage A passing vessel saw both ships and their crew off the coast of northern Canada about two months later — but they wouldn't be seen again for another 150 years. Historians have since been able to piece together the grisly fates of the lost crewmen who starved, froze, died, and were cannibalized. Researchers even uncovered some of their eerily preserved and mummy-like remains beneath the Arctic ice Historians have since been able to piece together the grisly fates of the lost crewmen who starved, froze, died, and were cannibalized. Researchers even uncovered some of their eerily preserved and mummy-like remains beneath the Arctic ice what happened to the HMS Terror and HMS Erebus remained a mystery — until they were found nearly intact just a few years ago beneath 80 feet of Arctic water..... Read story On May 19, 1845, the HMS Erebus with its sister ship HMS Terror sailed out...