Breadalbane: The Shipwreck at The Top of The World

In the frigid waters of the Canadian Arctic, nearly 100 meters beneath the surface, lies a ship seemingly untouched by time. Despite the passage of more than a century, she is more or less intact, except for a gaping hole in her starboard side. Two of her masts still rise from the seabed.

The ship is Breadalbane , the world’s northernmost known shipwreck, and also one of the best-preserved wooden ships ever found in the sea. She lies approximately 1,000 km south of the North Pole.

The Breadalbane and Phoenix beset in ice. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

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