Actually nine ships completed a Northwest Passage Transit this year, two of them had wintered over so it took two seasons to make it through. Here is the list:

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WHO COMPLETED A NORTHWEST PASSAGE IN 2014?

9 vessels as follows:

How many vessels completed a west to east 2014 Northwest Passage?

2 vessels.

1) S/V LADY DANA (POL) - Route 6 East, 14.3m, Ryszard Wojnowski - wintered over at Vancouver Canada - Completed a two-year Arctic East Circumnavigation on 20140927 in Sopot Poland
2) M/V TRITON (MH=Marshall Islands) - Route 6 East, 163ft, Captain Paul Johns.

How many vessels completed an east to west 2014 Northwest Passage?

7 vessels.

1) S/V DRINA (Australian) Route 6 West - 50 foot, Michael Thurston
2) S/V NOVARA (GBR) Route 6 West - 19.65m, Stephen Brown
3) S/V ARCTIC TERN UK (GBR) Route 6 West - 43 ft, Les and Ali Parsons - wintered over in Lewisporte NFLD
4) S/V GITANA (USA) Route 6 West - 44ft, Mike Johnson - wintered over in Cambridge Bay NU
5) M/V LATITUDE (KY=Cayman Islands) Route 6 West - 173 foot, Captain ?
6) M/V NUNAVIK (MH=Marshall Islands) Route 2 West - 188.8m, Captain Randy Rose
7) M/V SILVER EXPLORER(Ex-Prince Albert II)(BS=Bahamas) Route 5 West - 108.11m/2x2250kW/Ice Class DNV 1A - Captain ? - CCGS PIERRE RADISSON became beset for 3 days in Victoria Strait before self-rescue while escorting between Bellot Strait and Cambridge Bay.


I guess I could comment on the Northwest Passage 2014 Blog to let him know the name of the Captain and to let him know we were not beset in ice for three days. thumbsup