congenitaldisease: The Octavius was discovered West of Greenland on October 11, 1775. Crew members b
congenitaldisease: The Octavius was discovered West of Greenland on October 11, 1775. Crew members boarded The Octavius and discovered the crew dead and frozen solid. The Captain of the ship was found in his cabin, frozen at his desk with his pen still in his hand. He was found accompanied by a deceased woman and a child covered in a blanket. The ship’s log showed that the ship had been afloat with the frozen crew on-board for over thirteen years. -- source link