Was the proposed expedition to investigate a possible HMS Captain wreck site already known?
Short answerYes. Find the Captain aims to confirm the suspected wreck through fieldwork funded by crowdfunding.
NotesA University of Wolverhampton-linked effort believed it had identified HMS Captain's possible resting place and wanted an expedition to confirm the wreck. The Find the Captain campaign keeps that identification provisional until investigation. It sits alongside other expensive attempts to document ships and maritime sites. University employment does not automatically provide the travel, survey, and fieldwork money such projects require. Crowdfunding can turn a promising lead into evidence, though it does not mean the wreck has already been found.