Ingeniously-repurposed tools could have aided in the shipwrecked crew’s survival during the 1813 Alaskan winter
In August of 1812, Neva, an important ship of the Russian-American Company, set sail from the Siberian port of Okhotsk, carrying a crew of around 75 men and a consignment of guns and furs. During the three-month voyage, those on board faced terrible gales, illness and water shortages. Before it could reach its destination, however,…