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Parks Canada 2011 Arctic Expeditions

Image Gallery: HMS Investigator and McClure's Cache

Archaeologists assess the condition of a piece of copper sheathing recovered from the wreck of HMS Investigator. From left to right: Mervin Joe, Marc-André Bernier, Henry Cary and Ryan Harris. Credit: John Lucas, Parks Canada

Archaeologists assess the condition of a piece of copper sheathing recovered from the wreck of HMS Investigator. From left to right: Mervin Joe, Marc-André Bernier, Henry Cary and Ryan Harris.
© Parks Canada / John Lucas

One of the two Twin Otter planes en route to Polar Bear Cabin in Aulavik National Park.

Archaeologist at the stern of HMS Investigator.

Archaeologist measuring dimensions of stem post on the bow of HMS Investigator.

Archaeologist swimming over the bow of HMS Investigator.

Roman numeral draught marks on the stern post used to indicate the load of the ship.

Roman numeral draught marks on the stern post used to indicate the load of the ship.

Diver filming the stern post of HMS Investigator.

Inflatable boat going to the dive site.

Waiting for the ice to move away from the site.

Archaeologists raising a long arm into the Zodiak after recovering it from HMS Investigator

Underwater Archaeology Service HMS Investigator diving team, from left to right, back row: Brett Seymour (US National Park Service) , Jonathan Moore; front row: Thierry Boyer, Marc-André Bernier, Joe Kudlak, Ryan Harris, Filippo Ronca.

HMS Investigator 2011 Project Team: from left to right, back row: Thierry Boyer, Mervin Joe, John Lucas Jr., Marc-André Bernier, Ryan Harris, Filippo Ronca, Jonathan Moore; front row: Henry Cary, Joe Kudlak, Brett Seymour (US National Park Service); missing: Letitia Pokiak.

Twin Otter plane landing at Polar Bear Cabin in Aulavik National Park.

Mercy Bay in Aulavik National Park with ice covering part of the bay.

Mottley Island, Mercy Bay from the air.

Mervin Joe and Henry Cary setting up the survey-grade GPS unit at the Paleoeskimo site

Henry Cary operating the survey-grade GPS at the Paleoeskimo site

Mervin Joe operating a metal detector at the Paleoeskimo site

A finely carved bone artefact found at the Paleoeskimo site by Mervin Joe

Artefacts flagged at the Paleoeskimo site, with Gryfalcon Bluff in the background.

Marc-André Bernier showing a horn cleat found on the wreck of the HMS Investigator.

Archaeologists assess the condition of a piece of copper sheathing recovered from the wreck of HMS Investigator. From left to right: Mervin Joe, Marc-André Bernier, Henry Cary and Ryan Harris. Credit: John Lucas, Parks Canada

2011 camp site for HMS Investigator underwater and land archaeological surveys.

Thierry Boyer, Mervin Joe, Marc-André Bernier et Henry Cary having a closer look at the long arm raised from the HMS Investigator wreck site.

Henry Cary, Letitia Pokiak and Mervin Joe excavating an archaeological test pit on McClure cache site.

John Lucas Jr. at Providence point on the West coast of Mercy Bay, where McClure had his men erect a cairn.

Grave of a sailor from HMS Investigator, with the Parks Canada base camp and Mercy Bay in the distance.

Mercy falls

Loading of a second twin otter plane with diving gear.

Loading one of the Twin Otter planes with camping gear prior to departure.

Team: Part o f the team before the departure on Saturday July 9th of two of the four plane trips needed to bring all the necessary equipment and team members from Inuvik to Mercy Bay. From left to right: Brett Seymour, Jonathan Moore, Filippo Ronca, Thierry Boyer, Ryan Harris, Henry Cary, Mervin Joe and Marc-André Bernier.

Marc-André Bernier and Henry Cary making close observation of the felt sheet recovered from the HMS Investigator wreck site. Felt was used as an isolating and waterproofing layer on this Arctic vessel.