Canada confirms discovery of second ship from Franklin Expedition

Canada's parks department on Monday confirmed the discovery of a British exploration ship that vanished during a storied Arctic expedition in 1846.

The statement comes two weeks after scientists from the Arctic Research Foundation announced they had found the ship - part of a two-vessel expedition during which both disappeared - submerged but well-preserved beneath 24 meters of water in the Northwest Passage.

"Parks Canada's underwater archaeology team is proud to confirm that the wreck located in Terror Bay on the south-west side of King William Island, Nunavut is that of HMS Terror," the government agency said.