Northwest Passage question

[Muffin]

I’m curious as to what paperwork they might find, and whether or not it might still be readable.

[Grey]

I read it was potentially charts and messages. Due to the cold water and large amount of silt Parks Canada hopes the environment minimized decomposition. It would be interesting to see the directions picked, the back tracking etc,.

Link

Parks Canada’s Underwater Archaeology Team reports that HMS Terror has been well-preserved by the cold deep water of Terror Bay and layers of protective sediment. In fact, sedimentation provides the best conditions for preservation as it allows for an environment with less oxygen (anaerobic), which helps preserve organics, like paper.