Lost Franklin ship found

[troutman]

Originally Posted by GordonBlue

what trade off? the Brits got everything and didn't have to pay a dime. I don't see where there was any trade off going on.

Are British museums going to return artifacts that belong to other countries?

[Fuzz]

Elgin marbles say "neeeigh!"

[bizaro86]

Hadn't the Brits already agreed we could keep most of it, or that if they wanted it they would pay the associated costs?

Good negotiating to give them everything for free in spite of that previous agreement. I hope this isn't the crack team working on NAFTA...

[Locke]

Originally Posted by troutman

Are British museums going to return artifacts that belong to other countries?

Hahaha! Not a chance in hell! Oh Colonialism!

[Hack&Lube]

Did nobody read the rest of the article hidden by the button?

"Parks Canada will not be seeking compensation for the cost of the conservation of the Franklin artifacts in recognition of the exceptional and historic nature of the gift of the wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, along with all yet to be discovered artifacts, to the people of Canada," Audrey Champagne said in an email."

We presented the UK with a $400K bill for the conservation costs and we are only giving them the currently retrieved artifacts. The actual wrecks and undiscovered artifacts are still owned by Canada/Inuit. That's the trade-off.

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Did nobody read the rest of the article hidden by the button?

"Parks Canada will not be seeking compensation for the cost of the conservation of the Franklin artifacts in recognition of the exceptional and historic nature of the gift of the wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, along with all yet to be discovered artifacts, to the people of Canada," Audrey Champagne said in an email."

We presented the UK with a $400K bill for the conservation costs and we are only giving them the currently retrieved artifacts. The actual wrecks and undiscovered artifacts are still owned by Canada/Inuit. That's the trade-off.

not me. I missed the button.

I did find this link about the gift.

https://www.newswire.ca/news-release...680960831.html

going to be interesting to see how negotiations go with the inuit.

"Inuit Heritage Trust becomes co-owner of the shipwrecks and all remaining artifacts. "