Northwest Passage Route-7 Transits as of the end of 2016
Setting the Record Straight with concise verbiage
What is a Route-7 Northwest Passage? (See graphic - purple color line)
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Who has completed a Route-7 Northwest Passage since Fury & Hecla Strait was discovered in 1822 by William Edward Parry?
Chronological List: (Only five vessels)
(Date, Vessel, Route & Direction of Transit)
1. 1970, R/V PANDORA II, Route-7 East
2. 1970, R/V THETA, Route-7 East
3. 2006, 24,200hp Icebreaker KAPITAN KHLEBNIKOV, Route-7 East
4. 20160826, M/V POLAR BOUND, Route-7 West
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M/V POLAR BOUND SCREEN SHOT PIX:
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(FYI - Previous NWP Route-6 East as S/V VAGABOND II, 1985-1988 then renamed S/V VAGABOND, 2003 Route-5 East during historic Arctic Circumnavigation
and 20160902 S/V VAGABOND transit only of Fury & Hecla Strait Eastbound.)
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S/V VAGABOND TRACKER SCREEN SHOT PIX:
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5. 20160904, S/V PACHAMAMA, Route-7 East
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S/V PACHAMAMA did not know Fury & Hecla Strait was open until they arrived at Port Kennedy (Bellot Strait) and talked with David Scott Cowper (M/V POLAR BOUND) who completed the first transit of Fury & Hecla Strait West on 20160826 with his son, Fred Cowper as crew.
TOPtoTOP: 1st (SWISS) Northwest Passage (ROUTE-7 EAST) through Fury & Hecla Strait
Video url: https://vimeo.com/196052124
TOPtoTOP: 1st Northwest Passage through Fury & Hecla Strait from TOPtoTOP on Vimeo.
S/V PACHAMAMA
https://toptotop.org/about/the-expedition-sailboat-pachamama/
PDF: https://toptotopglobal.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/en_sailboat-pachamama.pdf
"In October (SEPTEMBER 4, 2016), the (TOPTOTOP.ORG) expedition opened (CLOSED OR TRAVERSED) a new (?) (EXISTING) route (NORTHWEST PASSAGE ROUTE-7 EAST) through the Arctic: The expedition-sailboat Pachamama became the 1st (SWISS SAILBOAT) boat through the Northwest Passage via Fury & Hecla (STRAIT EASTBOUND) – into Hudson Strait (CROSSING THE ATLANTIC ARCTIC CIRCLE IN FOXE BASIN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 TO COMPLETE THEIR NORTHWEST PASSAGE TRANSIT.)".
Ref: https://toptotop.org/about/press/
"We crossed the Arctic Circle in the Chukchi Sea at N066.33 W168.21 going North on the 5th of August 2016 and crossed it again going South on the 7th of September 2016 at N66.33 W079.28."
Ref: https://toptotop.org/2016/09/08/expedition-report-global-warming-allows-1st-northwest-passage-via-hudson-bay/
33 days enroute Pacific Arctic Circle (Bering Sea) to Atlantic Arctic Circle (Foxe Basin) NWP Route-7 East
S/V PACHAMAMA GPS TRACKER SCREEN SHOT PIX:
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Other References:
http://www.americanpolar.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/NWP-2015.pdf
http://arcticnorthwestpassage.blogspot.com/2016/09/mv-polar-bound-gb-completes-world.html
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Setting the Record Straight with concise verbiage
What is a Route-7 Northwest Passage? (See graphic - purple color line)
Who has completed a Route-7 Northwest Passage since Fury & Hecla Strait was discovered in 1822 by William Edward Parry?
Chronological List: (Only five vessels)
(Date, Vessel, Route & Direction of Transit)
1. 1970, R/V PANDORA II, Route-7 East
2. 1970, R/V THETA, Route-7 East
3. 2006, 24,200hp Icebreaker KAPITAN KHLEBNIKOV, Route-7 East
4. 20160826, M/V POLAR BOUND, Route-7 West
David & Fred Cowper with Motor Vessel (M/V) POLAR BOUND in the background ready to depart Julianehab Greenland on August 17, 2016 (COPYRIGHT©2016 Fred Cowper, Used with Permission)
- Depart Julianehab Greenland: 2016.08.17
- Crossed the Atlantic Arctic Circle in Foxe Basin: 2016.08.25-0544 hrs.
- Transit Labrador Narrows in Fury & Hecla Strait: 2016.08.26-1758 hrs.
- Crossed Bellot Narrows west: 2016.09.03
- Crossed Pt. Barrow Alaska west in 4-6/10 sea ice: 2016.09.20-1700 hrs.
- Crossed the Pacific Arctic Circle in Bering Strait: 2016.09.23-1804 hrs.
- Arrived Port of Nome Alaska: 2016.09.24
- Route-7 West distance navigated: 2,638 nautical miles
- Elapsed time enroute Arctic Circle to Arctic Circle: 29 days 12:18 hrs.
(FYI - Previous NWP Route-6 East as S/V VAGABOND II, 1985-1988 then renamed S/V VAGABOND, 2003 Route-5 East during historic Arctic Circumnavigation
and 20160902 S/V VAGABOND transit only of Fury & Hecla Strait Eastbound.)
S/V VAGABOND TRACKER SCREEN SHOT PIX:
5. 20160904, S/V PACHAMAMA, Route-7 East
S/V PACHAMAMA did not know Fury & Hecla Strait was open until they arrived at Port Kennedy (Bellot Strait) and talked with David Scott Cowper (M/V POLAR BOUND) who completed the first transit of Fury & Hecla Strait West on 20160826 with his son, Fred Cowper as crew.
TOPtoTOP: 1st (SWISS) Northwest Passage (ROUTE-7 EAST) through Fury & Hecla Strait
Video url: https://vimeo.com/196052124
TOPtoTOP: 1st Northwest Passage through Fury & Hecla Strait from TOPtoTOP on Vimeo.
S/V PACHAMAMA
https://toptotop.org/about/the-expedition-sailboat-pachamama/
PDF: https://toptotopglobal.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/en_sailboat-pachamama.pdf
"In October (SEPTEMBER 4, 2016), the (TOPTOTOP.ORG) expedition opened (CLOSED OR TRAVERSED) a new (?) (EXISTING) route (NORTHWEST PASSAGE ROUTE-7 EAST) through the Arctic: The expedition-sailboat Pachamama became the 1st (SWISS SAILBOAT) boat through the Northwest Passage via Fury & Hecla (STRAIT EASTBOUND) – into Hudson Strait (CROSSING THE ATLANTIC ARCTIC CIRCLE IN FOXE BASIN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 TO COMPLETE THEIR NORTHWEST PASSAGE TRANSIT.)".
Ref: https://toptotop.org/about/press/
"We crossed the Arctic Circle in the Chukchi Sea at N066.33 W168.21 going North on the 5th of August 2016 and crossed it again going South on the 7th of September 2016 at N66.33 W079.28."
Ref: https://toptotop.org/2016/09/08/expedition-report-global-warming-allows-1st-northwest-passage-via-hudson-bay/
33 days enroute Pacific Arctic Circle (Bering Sea) to Atlantic Arctic Circle (Foxe Basin) NWP Route-7 East
S/V PACHAMAMA GPS TRACKER SCREEN SHOT PIX:
Other References:
http://www.americanpolar.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/NWP-2015.pdf
http://arcticnorthwestpassage.blogspot.com/2016/09/mv-polar-bound-gb-completes-world.html
Northwest Passage questions or voyage advise?
I can help!
Voyage Adviser
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