Torchwood: Children of Earth [2 Discs]

In 1850, Captain Robert McClure and the crew of HMS Investigator were sent to search for any survivors of Sir John Franklin's Arctic expedition. Captain McClure and his crew failed in that mission, but succeeded in locating the final leg of the Northwest Passage that Franklin had been seeking. After multiple setbacks and close to death from starvation and scurvy, the crew was rescued by a Royal Navy sledge team from HMS Resolute. HMS Investigator was abandoned in Mercy Bay in 1853.

In 2010, Parks Canada sent a team of archaeologists to locate what was left of the wreck. One hundred and sixty years later, despite sophisticated technological advancements, a mission to the Arctic was still a formidable challenge. Yet Parks Canada was able to locate HMS Investigator, which was discovered in excellent condition on the floor of Mercy Bay, off the shore of what is now Aulavik National Park.

Lost Beneath the Ice is the fascinating story of McClure’s ill-fated expedition as well as the compelling story of the ongoing exploration of Canada's Arctic. This lavishly illustrated book brings together the past and present through historical images of the Franklin and McClure expeditions and the first amazing underwater images of the HMS Investigator and the artifacts found with it.