February 26, 2015 – In the race to be first to reach the North Pole, the USS Jeannette left San Francisco in 1879, but was crushed by Arctic ice two years later. None of the schooner’s 33-man crew died when it sank, but only 13 survived the epic 500-mile trek to the capital of the Siberian territory.
Andrey Khoroshev, an adventurer, director, screenwriter, and TV personality, has plans to locate and recover the wreck. He has applied to Russia’s Geographical Society for funding.
Link: SiberianTimes
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