Editing HMS Investigator (1848) (section)

== Discovery of wreck ==
In July 2010, a team of [[Parks Canada]] scientists, archaeologists, and surveyors began searching for the sunken wreck of the ''Investigator'' in Mercy Bay at the northern tip of [[Aulavik National Park]]. It was the first expedition to specifically search for the ship.<ref name="Toronto Star">{{cite news|last = Ormsby|first = M.|date = 2010-07-02|title = Canada searches for Sir John Franklin's rescue ship|url = https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/831585|work = [[Toronto Star]]|access-date = 2010-07-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last = Griffiths|first = S.|date = 2010-07-21|title = Canadian archaeologists hunt long-lost Arctic explorers|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10705564|work = [[BBC News]]|access-date = 2010-07-29}}</ref> The team arrived on [[Banks Island]] in the [[Beaufort Sea]] on 22 July and began a sonar scan of the area three days later, based on the original [[Royal Navy]] records of the position of the ship when it was abandoned.<ref name="CBC" /><ref name="National Post">{{cite news|last = Martin|first = D.|date = 2010-07-28|title = How the Arctic search team found HMS Investigator|url = https://nationalpost.com/news/Arctic-search-team-found-Investigator/3334393/story.html|work = [[National Post]]|access-date = 2019-06-17|archive-date = 2010-08-11|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://archive.today/20100811003530/http://www.nationalpost.com/news/Arctic+search+team+found+Investigator/3334393/story.html}}</ref> Its remains were quickly discovered, {{convert|150|m|abbr=on}} off the north shore of Banks Island, with the deck of the ship about {{convert|8|m|abbr=on}} below the surface.

According to a superintendent with Parks Canada, the ship was found "sitting upright in silt; the three masts have been removed, probably by ice."<ref name="Calgary Herald">{{cite news|last = Martin|first = D.|date = 2010-07-28|title = Historic Northwest Passage wreckage discovered beneath Beaufort Sea|work = [[Calgary Herald]]|access-date = 2010-07-29|url = http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/3330222/story.html}}</ref> Her hull lies partially buried in silt and the cold Arctic water has prevented the outer deck from deteriorating quickly. There are no plans to raise the ship's remains, although the team did send a [[remotely operated underwater vehicle]] to take photos and assess the wreckage.<ref name="CBC" />