Canada launched a new mission in the North Pole

According to AFP, on August 18, Canadian researchers on Sir Wilfrid Laurier icebreaker set out on a Canada-Canada half-month-long mission.

The expedition's mission, according to Canadian Environment Minister John Baird, was to search for two ships by British explorer Sir John Franklin, missing in 1848 in the Arctic.

They were two small warships Erebus and Terror, supposedly trapped in ice sheets. The expedition chief Robert Grenier of the Canadian Underwater Survey compared these two ships to the Titanic's mysterious ships.

The expedition of 128 people and Sir John Franklin over 160 years ago were tasked with finding the northwest corridor, which was still thought to be a myth. Until now, the official assumption was that Franklin's train was in distress in 1848 on King Island. Their disappearance triggered the largest searches in history between 1848-1859, resulting in the discovery of a sea route between the islands of the Arctic Islands, connecting the North Atlantic with Pacific.

The skulls are believed to be of members of the Franklin expedition team, found and buried in 1945 in William Island, according to the National Archives of Canada - Photo: AP

Mr. Robert Grenier called this street the "Chinese silk road between China and Japan". Searches have found some frozen bodies believed to belong to John Franklin's delegation. The assumptions were that they had perished from starvation, due to canned lead poisoning, including the possibility of being eaten by Arctic Inuit.

According to the AP, the search was opened again during this period due to fears that warm climates will melt ice and will help others find the two ships and rob what remains. However, AFP said the mission mission was not only encapsulated in scientific purposes, but also practical purposes.

Members must complete a map in the strategic area, which when the ice melts due to warmer weather will open up more commercial prospects. Canada believes that this northwestern route is in its waters although many other countries, including the United States, believe that this road is located in international waters. It is known that if the mission fails, two other expeditions will hit the road in the summer of 2009 and 2010.

Since last year, Canada has expanded its military presence in the Arctic and established a deep-water port at the extreme northern island of Baffin. In addition, the Canadian government also claimed to have received scientific evidence for its territorial claims in the Arctic, rich in mineral resources and energy.

Replying to the press before leaving, Robert Grenier said: "It's suspense. It's like an Indiana Jones adventure. This is the search for an underground grave."