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HMS Terror, the second missing ship of the doomed Franklin Expedition, has been found, according to Canadian Arctic explorers — a discovery that could re-write history.

The Arctic Research Foundation, funded by former Research In Motion executive Jim Balsillie, who grew up in Peterborough, says it found the wreck on the bottom of Victoria Strait in the Western Arctic, although Parks Canada, the main government partner in the search, refused Monday to confirm the find.

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The Foundation revealed extensive detail about the well-preserved find, much of it gathered through underwater video and photos.

It told British newspaper The Guardian that three masts of the vessel are broken, but still in place. The bowsprit — a long spar at the bow — is unbroken, and many of the glass panes in the captain’s cabin are still unbroken.

Inside the vessel, the cameras found wine bottles, a desk with an open drawer, and other objects from daily life aboard.