# Both drifted with the ice after desertion and sank where they lie.

> Still possible: Both drifted with the ice after desertion and sank where they lie.

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Answer · Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)

# Both drifted with the ice after desertion and sank where they lie.

Both drifted with the ice after desertion and sank where they lie.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Hull damage consistent with ice pressure; no sign of navigation after 1848.

## What would rule it out

- Evidence of deliberate anchoring, sail handling or late occupation.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Erebus's coal bunkers are empty.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/evidence/EVD0D59K578796C/erebuss-coal-bunkers-are-empty)

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## The questions it answers

[When and how did Erebus and Terror sink?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/questions/QST0D59JZKJ4RQZ/when-and-how-did-erebus-and-terror-sink)

Part of [What did the survivors do after leaving the ships in April 1848?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/questions/QST0D59JZBR0PFJ/what-did-the-survivors-do-after-leaving-the-ships-in-april)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Both drifted with the ice after desertion and sank where they lie. [Answer ANS0D59K4ZE5EW1]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D59K4ZE5EW1
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