British sailor John Franklin attempted to find the Northwest Passage in the 1840s . Franklin and his crew disappeared in the Canadian Arctic . The finding was confirmed on Sunday , September 7 , using a Parks Canada remotely-operated underwater vehicle . The Canadian government said neither of the two missing ships has been found .
British sailor John Franklin attempted to find the Northwest Passage in the 1840s . Franklin and his crew disappeared in the Canadian Arctic . The Canadian government said neither of the two missing ships has been found .