tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post6672964159105653865..comments2024-03-18T18:05:25.821-07:00Comments on VISIONS OF THE NORTH: Franklin Search: Navy Won't Support Parks Canada RequestRussell Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-45632885020642156052009-05-10T10:15:00.000-07:002009-05-10T10:15:00.000-07:00Hi Guys,
I was at SC in the summer of 1997, it is...Hi Guys,<br /><br />I was at SC in the summer of 1997, it is a totally unremarkable spot with absolutely nothing on the surface to mark the passing of any of Franklin's men (we had hours to search). There was a small modern cairn there and the bored camera crew spent hours trying to coax a small lemming out from under the cairn while we waited for our helicopter pickup. All I remember is that there were LOTS of caribou droppings and tracks, nicely supporting my theory that the marchers were heading here for hunting rather than escape.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />DaveDave Woodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16848609124558741064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-47080655854372138132009-05-07T09:33:00.000-07:002009-05-07T09:33:00.000-07:00Hi Chris,
Yes, I'd heard that there was already s...Hi Chris,<br /><br />Yes, I'd heard that there was already some question as to whether the Canadian coast guard could spare an icebreaker for the period Grenier had wanted. I see it as one other reason why governments, generally, are ill-suited to pursue such missions; one hand seems not to know or care what the other is doing, a state of affairs that would never come about with a dedicated vessel and private funding!<br /><br />For Starvation Cove, I don't know of any more recent searches. Conditions there are such that, even back when Ebierbing led Schwatka to the site, what little remained had sunk into the coastal muck. On the other hand, muck is a great preservative!Russell Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-17003791319342204082009-05-07T08:55:00.000-07:002009-05-07T08:55:00.000-07:00The search is already dependent on the activities ...The search is already dependent on the activities of the icebreaker operating in KWI area. Trolling the area with a dedicated search vessel would be ideal.<br /><br />When is the last time anyone searched the Starvation Cove area? 1981?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com