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| Seq. Nr. | From | To | Vessel Name | Vessel Type | Length (m) | Flag | Master | Direction | Route | Route Place Names | Route Description | Category | Multi-Year Transit | Vessel Name Total | Vessel Name Count | Flag Total | Flag Count | Master Total | Master Count | Repeat Vessels | Repeat Masters | Carried Passengers | Carried Cargo | Traversed Pond Inlet | Notes |
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| 1 | 1903 | 1906 | Gjoa | Auxiliary Sloop | 21 | Norway | Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Official Vessel | Y | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 2 | 1940 | 1942 | St Roch | RCMP Auxiliary Schooner | 29.7 | Canada | Henry Asbjorn Larsen | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strai. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Official Vessel | Y | 1 | 1 | 1 | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Wintered at Walker Bay and Pasley Bay | |||
| 3 | 1944 | 1944 | St Roch | RCMP Auxiliary Schooner | 0 | Canada | Henry Asbjorn Larsen | West | Route #2 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Viscount Melville Sound; Prince of Wales Strait; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | An easier variant of Route 1 which may avoid severe ice in the McClure Strait. It is suitable for deep draft vessels. | Official Vessel | N | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Y | Y | N | N | Y | ||
| 4 | 1954 | 1954 | HMCS Labrador | Icebreaker | 0 | Canada | Owen Connor Struan Robertson | West | Route #2 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Viscount Melville Sound; Prince of Wales Strait; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | An easier variant of Route 1 which may avoid severe ice in the McClure Strait. It is suitable for deep draft vessels. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 5 | 1957 | 1957 | USCGC Bramble | Buoy Tender | 0 | United States | Henry Hart Carter | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strai. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Travelled in convoy; Storis escorted Bramble and Spar; accompanied by HMCS Labrador from Bellot Strait | |
| 6 | 1957 | 1957 | USCGC Spar | Buoy Tender | 0 | United States | Charles Vinal Cowing | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strai. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Travelled in convoy; Storis escorted Bramble and Spar; accompanied by HMCS Labrador from Bellot Strait | |
| 7 | 1957 | 1957 | USCGC Storis | Icebreaker | 0 | United States | Harold Lambert Wood | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strai. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Travelled in convoy; Storis escorted Bramble and Spar; accompanied by HMCS Labrador from Bellot Strait | |
| 8 | 1967 | 1967 | CCGS John A. McDonald | Icebreaker | 0 | Canada | Paul Moise Fournier | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Beset 900 km North of Point Barrow with damaged propeller. | |
| 9 | 1969 | 1969 | USCGC Northwind | Icebreaker | 0 | United States | Donald J. McCann | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 4 | 1 | Y | Y | N | N | N | ||||
| 10 | 1969 | 1969 | USCGC Northwind | Icebreaker | 0 | United States | Donald J. McCann | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Y | Y | N | N | N | Earliest return voyage in one season; to and from Thule in Greenland; escorted Manhattan for part of westbound voyage | |
| 11 | 1969 | 1969 | USCGC Staten Island | Icebreaker | 0 | United States | Eugene F. Walsh | East | Route #2 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Viscount Melville Sound; Prince of Wales Strait; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | An easier variant of Route 1 which may avoid severe ice in the McClure Strait. It is suitable for deep draft vessels. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Escorted oil tanker Manhattan on eastbound voyage from Point Barrow | |
| 12 | 1970 | 1970 | CSS Baffin | Research Icebreaker | 0 | Canada | Paul M. Brick | East | Route #2 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Viscount Melville Sound; Prince of Wales Strait; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | An easier variant of Route 1 which may avoid severe ice in the McClure Strait. It is suitable for deep draft vessels. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 13 | 1970 | 1970 | CSS Hudson | Research Icebreaker | 0 | Canada | David W. Butler | East | Route #2 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Viscount Melville Sound; Prince of Wales Strait; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | An easier variant of Route 1 which may avoid severe ice in the McClure Strait. It is suitable for deep draft vessels. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | N | N | N | Hudson made the first circumnavigation of the Americas; Baffin accompanied Hudson through the Northwest Passage | ||
| 14 | 1975 | 1975 | Pandora II | Hydrographic Vessel | 0 | Canada | R. Dickinson | East | Route #7 | Hudson Strait; Foxe Basin; Fury and Hecla Strait; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A difficult route owing to severe ice usually at the west of the Fury and Hecla Strait and the currents in the Bellot Strait. Mainly used by eastbound vessels as an alternative is practicable. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | N | N | N | Travelled in company | ||
| 15 | 1975 | 1975 | Theta | Research Vessel | 0 | Canada | K. Maro | East | Route #7 | Hudson Strait; Foxe Basin; Fury and Hecla Strait; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A difficult route owing to severe ice usually at the west of the Fury and Hecla Strait and the currents in the Bellot Strait. Mainly used by eastbound vessels as an alternative is practicable. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Travelled in company | |
| 16 | 1975 | 1975 | CSS Skidgate | Buoy Tender | 0 | Canada | Peter Kallis | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strai. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 17 | 1976 | 1976 | CCGS J. E. Bernier | Icebreaker | 0 | Canada | Paul Pelland | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | N | N | N | |||
| 18 | 1977 | 1977 | Williwaw | Sloop | 13 | Netherlands | Willy de Roos | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 19 | 1976 | 1978 | J. E. Bernier II | Sloop | 12 | Canada | Real Bouvier | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | Y | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Wintered in Holsteinborg; Resolute; and Tuktoyaktuk | |
| 20 | 1978 | 1978 | CCGS Pierre Radisson | Icebreaker | 0 | Canada | Patrick Robert Michael Toomey | East | Route #2 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Viscount Melville Sound; Prince of Wales Strait; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | An easier variant of Route 1 which may avoid severe ice in the McClure Strait. It is suitable for deep draft vessels. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 21 | 1979 | 1979 | CCGS Louis S. St Laurent | Icebreaker | 0 | Canada | George Burdock | West | Route #2 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Viscount Melville Sound; Prince of Wales Strait; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | An easier variant of Route 1 which may avoid severe ice in the McClure Strait. It is suitable for deep draft vessels. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 22 | 1980 | 1980 | CCGS J. E. Bernier | Icebreaker | 0 | Canada | E. Chasse | East | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Official Vessel | N | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | N | N | N | ||
| 23 | 1980 | 1980 | Pandora II | Hydrographic Vessel | 0 | Canada | Robin A. Jones | East | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Official Vessel | N | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | N | N | N | ||
| 24 | 1981 | 1981 | CSS Hudson | Research Icebreaker | 0 | Canada | Frederick Mauger | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | N | N | N | ||
| 25 | 1979 | 1982 | Mermaid | Sloop | 15 | Japan | Kenichi Horie | West | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strai. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | Y | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Wintered in Resolute and Tuktoyaktuk |
| 26 | 1983 | 1983 | Arctic Shiko | Tug | 0 | Canada | S. Dool | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 27 | 1983 | 1983 | Polar Circle | Research Vessel | 0 | Canada | J. A. Strand | East | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 28 | 1984 | 1984 | Lindblad Explorer/Society Explorer | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Sweden | Hasse Nilsson | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | Y | N | N | First Passenger Voyage | ||
| 29 | 1985 | 1985 | USCGC Polar Sea | Icebreaker | 0 | United States | John T. Howell | West | Route #2 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Viscount Melville Sound; Prince of Wales Strait; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | An easier variant of Route 1 which may avoid severe ice in the McClure Strait. It is suitable for deep draft vessels. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | N | N | N | Accompanied by CCGS John A. McDonald for part of voyage | ||
| 30 | 1985 | 1985 | World Discoverer | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Singapore | Heinz Aye | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strai. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | Y | Y | N | Y | ||
| 31 | 1976 | 1988 | Canmar Explorer II | Drilling Ship | 0 | Canada | Ronald Colby | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | Y | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Reached Beaufort Sea for oil drilling programme from 1976 until completed transit | |
| 32 | 1983 | 1988 | Belvedere | Yacht | 18 | United States | Sven Johansson | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strai. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | Y | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | Y | Reached Tuktoyaktuk 1983; conducted whaling research to 1987; completed transit in 1988 | |
| 33 | 1985 | 1988 | Vagabond'eux/Vagabond | Yacht | 15.3 | France | Janusz Kurbiel (1985-1987) and Wojciech Jacobson (1988) | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strai. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | Y | 1 | 1 | 1 | Y | Y | N | N | N | ||||
| 34 | 1988 | 1988 | CCGS Henry A. Larsen | Icebreaker | 0 | Canada | Stephen A. Gomes | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 35 | 1988 | 1988 | CCGS Martha L. Black | Icebreaker | 0 | Canada | Robert J. Mellis | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | N | Y | N | N | N | |||
| 36 | 1988 | 1988 | USCGC Polar Star | Icebreaker | 0 | United States | Paul A. Taylor | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | N | N | N | Accompanied by CCGS Sir John Franklin to Demarcation Point | ||
| 37 | 1988 | 1988 | Lindblad Explorer/Society Explorer | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Heinz Aye | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | |||
| 38 | 1986 | 1989 | Mabel E. Holland | Lifeboat | 12.8 | Britain | David Scott Cowper | West | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strai. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | Y | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | Y | N | N | N | Wintered at Fort Ross(2x) and at Inuvik | ||
| 39 | 1988 | 1989 | Northanger | Ketch | 15 | Britain | Richard Thomas | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | Y | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Wintered in Inuvik | |
| 40 | 1989 | 1989 | USCGC Polar Star | Icebreaker | 0 | United States | Robert Hammond | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | N | N | N | Accompanied by CCGS Sir John Franklin to Demarcation Point | |
| 41 | 1983 | 1990 | Ikaluk | Icebreaker | 0 | Canada | R. Cormier | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | Y | 1 | 22 | 1 | Y | Y | N | N | N | Reached Beaufort Sea in 1983; where worked to 1990 when completed transit | |||
| 42 | 1990 | 1990 | USCGC Polar Sea | Icebreaker | 0 | United States | Joseph J. McCleland | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | N | N | N | Accompanied by CCGS Pierre Radisson to Demarcation Point | |
| 43 | 1991 | 1991 | CCGC Terry Fox | Icebreaker | 0 | Canada | Peter Kimmerley | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 44 | 1992 | 1992 | Bremen/Frontier Spirit | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Heinz Aye | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 1 | 2 | 3 | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | ||||
| 45 | 1992 | 1992 | Ikaluk | Icebreaker | 0 | Canada | R. Cormier | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | Y | Y | N | N | N | ||
| 46 | 1992 | 1992 | Kapitan Khlebnikov | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Piotr Golikov | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||||
| 47 | 1993 | 1993 | Dagmar Aaen | Yacht | 0 | Germany | Arved Fuchs | West | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | Y | Y | N | N | N | ||||
| 48 | 1993 | 1993 | Bremen/Frontier Spirit | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Heinz Aye | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 2 | 3 | 4 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||||
| 49 | 1993 | 1993 | Kapitan Khlebnikov | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Piotr Golikov | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 2 | 2 | 2 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||||
| 50 | 1994 | 1994 | Hanseatic | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Hartwig van Harling | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 1 | 4 | 1 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||||
| 51 | 1994 | 1994 | Itasca | Converted Tug | 0 | Britain | Allan Jouning | East | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 52 | 1994 | 1994 | Kapitan Khlebnikov | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Piotr Golikov | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 3 | 3 | 3 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||||
| 53 | 1994 | 1994 | Kapitan Khlebnikov | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Piotr Golikov | West | Route #2 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Viscount Melville Sound; Prince of Wales Strait; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | An easier variant of Route 1 which may avoid severe ice in the McClure Strait. It is suitable for deep draft vessels. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 4 | 4 | 4 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||||
| 54 | 1995 | 1995 | Dove III | Yacht | 8.5 | Canada | Winston Bushnell | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 55 | 1995 | 1995 | Hrvatska Cigra | Yacht | 19.8 | Croatia | Mladan Sutej | West | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | |
| 56 | 1995 | 1995 | Kapitan Khlebnikov | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Viktor Vasiliev | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 5 | 5 | 1 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||||
| 57 | 1996 | 1996 | Arctic Circle | Tug | 0 | Canada | Jack McCormack | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 58 | 1996 | 1996 | Hanseatic | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Hartwig van Harling | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Grounded in Simpson Strait; escorted by CCGS Henry A. Larsen to Victoria Strait | ||
| 59 | 1996 | 1996 | Kapitan Dranitsyn | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Oleg Agafonov | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | Y | N | N | |||
| 60 | 1996 | 1996 | CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier | Icebreaker | 0 | Canada | Norman Thomas | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | Y | Escorted by CCGS Louis S. St Laurent for part of voyage | |
| 61 | 1997 | 1997 | Hanseatic | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Heinz Aye | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 3 | 6 | 5 | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Escorted to Victoria Strait by CCGS Henry A. Larsen | |||
| 62 | 1997 | 1997 | Kapitan Khlebnikov | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Viktor Vasiliev | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 6 | 7 | 2 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||||
| 63 | 1998 | 1998 | Hanseatic | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Heinz Aye | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Escorted to Victoria Strait by CCGS Sir John Franklin | ||
| 64 | 1998 | 1998 | Kapitan Khlebnikov | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Piotr Golikov | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 7 | 8 | 5 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||||
| 65 | 1999 | 1999 | Admiral Makarov | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Vadim Kholodenko | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Non-Passenger | N | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | Y | N | Travelled in convoy each towing a component of a steel floating dock; Korea to Caribbean. | |
| 66 | 1999 | 1999 | Irbis | Tug | 0 | Russia | Aleksandr Aleksenko | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Non-Passenger | N | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | Y | N | Travelled in convoy each towing a component of a steel floating dock; Korea to Caribbean. | |
| 67 | 1999 | 1999 | Kapitan Dranitsyn | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Viktor Terekhov | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 2 | 11 | 1 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||||
| 68 | 1999 | 1999 | Ocean Search | Yacht | 12.5 | France | Olivier Pitras | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | N | Y | N | N | Y | |||
| 69 | 2000 | 2000 | Evohe | Yacht | 25 | New Zealand | Stephen Kafka | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 70 | 2000 | 2000 | Hanseatic | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Thilo Natke | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 5 | 8 | 1 | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | ||||
| 71 | 2000 | 2000 | USCGC Healy | Icebreaker | 0 | United States | Jeffrey M. Garrett | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | N | N | N | |||
| 72 | 2000 | 2000 | Kapitan Dranitsyn | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Viktor Terekhov | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||
| 73 | 2000 | 2000 | Nadon | RCMP Catamaran | 17.7 | Canada | Kenneth Burton | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Voyage to commemorate St Roch 1940-42 transit; circumnavigated North America | |
| 74 | 2000 | 2000 | Simon Fraser | Icebreaker | 0 | Canada | Robert J. Mellis | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | N | Y | N | N | N | Escorted Nadon | |
| 75 | 2001 | 2001 | Kapitan Khlebnikov | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Viktor Vasiliev | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 8 | 13 | 3 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||||
| 76 | 2001 | 2001 | Kapitan Khlebnikov | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Viktor Vasiliev | West | Route #1 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Viscount Melville Sound; McClure Strait; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The shortest deepest and difficult route owing to the severe ice of the McClure Strait. The route is preferred by submarines because of it's depth. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 9 | 14 | 4 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||||
| 77 | 2001 | 2001 | Northabout | Yacht | 14.9 | Ireland (Eire) | Jarlath Cunnane | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | |
| 78 | 2001 | 2001 | Turmoil/Dione Sky | Motor Yacht | 46 | Cayman Islands | Philip Walsh | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | N | N | Y | |||
| 79 | 2001 | 2002 | Geco Snapper | Research Icebreaker | 0 | Panama | Craig Feeney | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | Y | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | Y | Wintered in Tuktoyaktuk; traversed Pond Inlet | |
| 80 | 2001 | 2002 | Nuage | Yacht | 12.8 | France | Michele Demai | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | Y | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Complement of mother and daughter; wintered in Cambridge Bay | |
| 81 | 2002 | 2002 | Apostol Andrey | Yacht | 16.2 | Russia | Nikolay A. Litau | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 82 | 2002 | 2002 | Arctic Kalvik | Icebreaker Tug | 0 | Barbados | Sanjeev Kumar | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | |
| 83 | 2002 | 2002 | Hanseatic | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Thilo Natke | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 6 | 9 | 2 | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | ||||
| 84 | 2002 | 2002 | Kapitan Khlebnikov | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Piotr Golikov | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 10 | 16 | 6 | 6 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | |||
| 85 | 2002 | 2002 | Sedna IV | Yacht | 51 | Canada | Stephan Guy | West | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 86 | 2000 | 2003 | Olga | Motor Boat | 6 | Denmark | Anders Bilgram | West | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | Y | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Wintered in Pond Inlet; then twice in Point Hope; continued to circumnavigatre the Arctic; smallest vessel to transit | |
| 87 | 2003 | 2003 | Bremen/Frontier Spirit | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Daniel Felgner | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | Y | N | Y | |||
| 88 | 2003 | 2003 | USCGC Healy | Icebreaker | 0 | United States | Daniel Oliver | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | N | N | N | ||
| 89 | 2003 | 2003 | Kapitan Khlebnikov | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Viktor Vasiliev | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 11 | 17 | 5 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||||
| 90 | 2003 | 2003 | Norwegian Blue | Yacht | 12.9 | Britain | Andrew Wood | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | Y | ||
| 91 | 2003 | 2003 | Vagabond'eux/Vagabond | Yacht | 15.3 | France | Eric Brossier | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | N | N | Y | ||
| 92 | 2003 | 2004 | Dagmar Aaen | Yacht | 27 | Germany | Arved Fuchs | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | Y | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Wintered in Cambridge Bay | |
| 93 | 2003 | 2004 | Polar Bound | Motor Boat | 14.6 | Britain | David Scott Cowper | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | Y | 1 | 5 | 2 | Y | Y | N | N | N | Wintered in Cambridge Bay | |||
| 94 | 2004 | 2004 | Kapitan Khlebnikov | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Pavel Ankudinov | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 12 | 18 | 1 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||||
| 95 | 2004 | 2005 | Fine Tolerance | Yacht | 13.7 | Australia | Philip Hogg | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | Y | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Wintered in Cambridge Bay. Assisted by CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier and CCGS Louis S. St Laurent through Bellot Strait | |
| 96 | 2005 | 2005 | Idlewild | Motorboat | 17.3 | Canada | Benjamin Grey | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Assisted by CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier and CCGS Louis S. St Laurent through Bellot Strait | |
| 97 | 2005 | 2005 | Kapitan Khlebnikov | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Viktor Vasiliev | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 13 | 19 | 6 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||||
| 98 | 2005 | 2005 | Kapitan Khlebnikov | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Viktor Vasiliev | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 14 | 20 | 7 | Y | Y | N | N | N | Eastbound | |||
| 99 | 2005 | 2005 | Oden | Icebreaker | 0 | Sweden | Anders Wikstrom | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 100 | 2003 | 2006 | Minke I | Yacht | 12.8 | Canada | Peter Brook | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | Y | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Wintered in Tuktoyaktuk and in Cambridge Bay twice | |
| 101 | 2008 | 2008 | Bremen/Frontier Spirit | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Marc Behrend | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 4 | 11 | 1 | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | ||||
| 102 | 2006 | 2006 | Kapitan Khlebnikov | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Pavel Ankudinov | East | Route #7 | Hudson Strait; Foxe Basin; Fury and Hecla Strait; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A difficult route owing to severe ice usually at the west of the Fury and Hecla Strait and the currents in the Bellot Strait. Mainly used by eastbound vessels as an alternative is practicable. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 15 | 21 | 2 | 2 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | |||
| 103 | 2006 | 2006 | Nekton | Yacht | 13.6 | Poland | Tadeusz Natanek | West | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Travelled in company (Stary changed masters at Cambridge Bay and Tuktoyaktuk) | |
| 104 | 2006 | 2006 | Stary | Yacht | 13.5 | Poland | Dominik Bac / Jacek Waclawski & Slawek Skalmierski | West | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | Y | Travelled in company (Stary changed masters at Cambridge Bay and Tuktoyaktuk) | |
| 105 | 2007 | 2007 | Babouche | Catamaran | 7.5 | France | Sebastien Roubinet | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 106 | 2007 | 2007 | Cloud Nine | Ketch | 17.3 | United States | Roger Swanson | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 107 | 2007 | 2007 | Hanseatic | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Ulf Wolter | West | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 7 | 12 | 1 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||||
| 108 | 2007 | 2007 | Kapitan Khlebnikov | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Viktor Vasiliev | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 16 | 22 | 8 | 8 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | |||
| 109 | 2007 | 2007 | Luck Dragon | Yacht | 12.1 | Britain | Jeffrey Allison | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Vessel abandoned and lost during a storm in Bering Sea | |
| 110 | 2005 | 2008 | Arctic Wanderer | Yacht | 11.9 | United States | Gary E. Ramos | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | Y | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Wintered in Cambridge Bay (3x) | |
| 111 | 2008 | 2008 | Amodino | Yacht | 23 | Spain | Juan Ribos | East | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | |
| 112 | 2008 | 2008 | Baloum Gwen | Yacht | 14.9 | Belgium | Thierry Fabing | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | Y | Y | N | N | N | ||||
| 113 | 2008 | 2008 | Berrimilla | Yacht | 10 | Australia | Alexander Whitworth | East | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 114 | 2008 | 2008 | Bremen/Frontier Spirit | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Ulf Wolter | West | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | |||
| 115 | 2008 | 2008 | Peter Faber | Cable Layer | 0 | France | Robert Hansen | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 116 | 2008 | 2008 | Geraldine | Yacht | 14 | United States | Walter Jones | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 117 | 2008 | 2008 | Southern Star | Yacht | 23.7 | France | Olivier Pitras | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | N | Y | N | N | N | ||
| 118 | 2008 | 2008 | Tyhina | Yacht | 10.4 | Australia | Peter Elliott | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 119 | 2009 | 2009 | Apoise | Motor Vessel | 67 | Canada | David Ritchie | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 120 | 2009 | 2009 | Bagan | Motorboat | 17.4 | United States | Clinton Bolton | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 121 | 2009 | 2009 | Bremen/Frontier Spirit | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Marc Behrend | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 6 | 14 | 2 | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | ||||
| 122 | 2009 | 2009 | Baloum Gwen | Yacht | 14.9 | Belgium | Thierry Fabing | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | N | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Y | Y | N | N | N | Return voyage | |
| 123 | 2009 | 2009 | Fleur Australe | Yacht | 20 | France | Philippe Poupon | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 124 | 2009 | 2009 | Fiona | Yacht | 12.8 | United States | Eric Forsyth | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 125 | 2009 | 2009 | Glory of the Sea | Yacht | 15.3 | France | Charles Hedrich | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 126 | 2009 | 2009 | Hanseatic | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Thilo Natke | East | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 8 | 15 | 3 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Voyage included a return transit of Bellot Strait from Peel Sound | |||
| 127 | 2009 | 2009 | Ocean Watch | Yacht | 19.2 | United States | Mark Schrader | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | [David Thoreson becomes the first American to sail the Northwest Passage in both West (CLOUD NINE2007) and East (OCEAN WATCH2009) directions.] | |
| 128 | 2009 | 2009 | Perithia | Yacht | 14.6 | Germany | Uwe Wohnort | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 129 | 2009 | 2009 | Polar Bound | Motor Boat | 14.6 | Britain | David Scott Cowper | West | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 2 | 7 | 3 | Y | Y | N | N | N | ||||
| 130 | 2009 | 2009 | Precipice | Yacht | 9.1 | United States | Rolland Trowbridge | West | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 131 | 2009 | 2009 | Silent Sound | Yacht | 12.2 | Canada | Cameron Dueck | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | Y | ||
| 132 | 2010 | 2010 | Ariel IV | Sloop | 15.2 | Sweden | Eric Boye | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 133 | 2010 | 2010 | Astral Express | Yacht | 12.5 | New Zealand | Graeme Kendall | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 134 | 2010 | 2010 | Turmoil/Dione Sky | Motor Yacht | 46 | Cayman Islands | Brian Harrison | West | Route #2 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Viscount Melville Sound; Prince of Wales Strait; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | An easier variant of Route 1 which may avoid severe ice in the McClure Strait. It is suitable for deep draft vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | N | N | N | ||
| 135 | 2010 | 2010 | Hanse Explorer | Motor Yacht | 48 | Antigua and Barbuda | Bernd Buchner | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | Y | N | Y | |||
| 136 | 2010 | 2010 | Hanseatic | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Thilo Natke | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 9 | 16 | 4 | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | ||||
| 137 | 2010 | 2010 | Kapitan Khlebnikov | Icebreaker | 0 | Russia | Anatoliy Kovalenko | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 17 | 23 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | Y | N | N | |||
| 138 | 2010 | 2010 | Octopus | Motor Yacht | 128 | Cayman Islands | Glenn Dalby | West | Route #2 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Viscount Melville Sound; Prince of Wales Strait; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | An easier variant of Route 1 which may avoid severe ice in the McClure Strait. It is suitable for deep draft vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 3 | 1 | Y | Y | N | N | Y | ||||
| 139 | 2010 | 2010 | Rx II | Yacht | 11 | Norway | Trond Aasvoll | East | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 140 | 2010 | 2010 | Sarema | Yacht | 15.2 | Finland | Pekka Kauppila | East | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | Y | ||
| 141 | 2010 | 2010 | Solanus | Yacht | 14.5 | Poland | Bronis?aw Radli?ski | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 142 | 2010 | 2010 | T6 | Motor Yacht | 48.5 | Cayman Islands | John Spencer | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | Y | ||
| 143 | 2010 | 2010 | Young Larry | Yawl | 13.4 | Britain | Andrew Wilkes | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Official Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 144 | 2010 | 2011 | Anna | Yawl | 10.5 | Sweden | Borje Ivarsson | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Official Vessel | Y | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | N | N | N | Wintered in Inuvik | ||
| 145 | 2010 | 2011 | Primula | Tanker | 0 | Norway | Bo R. Arenberg & Lars Jansson | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Non-Passenger | Y | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Wintered in Roberts Bay as a fuel storage for Hope Bay gold mine; Arenberg commanded in 2010; Jansson in 2011 | |
| 146 | 2011 | 2011 | Arcadia | Motor Yacht | 35.8 | Cayman Islands | James Pizzaruso | West | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | Y | ||
| 147 | 2011 | 2011 | Asteria | Converted Tug | 0 | Marshall Islands | Donald Feil | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 148 | 2011 | 2011 | Bremen/Frontier Spirit | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Marc Behrend | East | Route CP | Composite routes. | Composite routes were taken in summers when the ice conditions were minimal (see transits 149 & 166) | Commercial/Passenger | N | 7 | 17 | 3 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Composite course: McClure Strait; Prince of Wales Strait; and then route 4 | |||
| 149 | 2011 | 2011 | Chamade | Yacht | 13.3 | Switzerland | Marc Decrey | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 150 | 2011 | 2011 | Imvubu | Ketch | 15.9 | South Africa | Ralf Dominick | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | |
| 151 | 2011 | 2011 | Issuma | Schooner | 15 | Canada | Richard Hudson | West | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 152 | 2011 | 2011 | Kotuku | Yacht | 12.2 | New Zealand | Ian Douglass | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 153 | 2011 | 2011 | Leava | Sloop | 12.5 | France | Alain Bataedat | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 154 | 2011 | 2011 | Muktuk | Sloop | 14.3 | Austria | Karl Mayer | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | Y | Y | N | N | N | ||||
| 155 | 2011 | 2011 | Pangaeas | Yacht | 35 | United States | Michael Horn | East | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 156 | 2011 | 2011 | Polar Bound | Motor Boat | 14.6 | Britain | David Scott Cowper | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Private Vessel | N | 3 | 9 | 4 | Y | Y | N | N | N | ||||
| 157 | 2011 | 2011 | Rus | Trimaran | 7.6 | Russia | Oleg Volynkin | West | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 158 | 2011 | 2011 | St. Brendan | Yacht | 8.2 | United States | Matt Rutherford | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 159 | 2011 | 2011 | Santa Maria Australis | Ketch | 20.1 | Germany | Wolf Kloss | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 160 | 2011 | 2012 | Roxane | Sloop | 10.7 | France | Luc Dupont | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | Y | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Wintered in Cambridge Bay | |
| 161 | 2011 | 2012 | Teleport | Junk Rigged Yacht | 8.9 | Australia | Christopher Bray | West | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | Y | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Wintered in Cambridge Bay | |
| 162 | 2012 | 2012 | Beelzebub II | Yacht | 9.4 | Sweden | Edvin Buregren | West | Route #1 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Viscount Melville Sound; McClure Strait; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The shortest deepest and difficult route owing to the severe ice of the McClure Strait. The route is preferred by submarines because of it's depth. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | [Skipper nor crew did not provided public evidence of West 1 route navigation - skipper s father handcrafted the claimed route map without gps tracker or yacht s log.] | |
| 163 | 2012 | 2012 | Beothuk | Motor Vessel | 31.1 | Cayman Islands | Liam Devlin | West | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 164 | 2012 | 2012 | Best Explorer | Yacht | 15.6 | Italy | Giovanni Acquarone | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | |
| 165 | 2012 | 2012 | Billy Budd | Sloop | 34.3 | Britain | Clive Shute | West | Route CP | Composite routes. | Composite routes were taken in summers when the ice conditions were minimal (see transits 149 & 166) | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Made a return transit of Bellot Strait; visited Winter Harbour. Composite course: Bellot Strait; Winter Harbour; Prince of Wales Strait | |
| 166 | 2012 | 2012 | Coriolis 14 | Yacht | 25 | France | Richard Mergeaux | West | Route #2 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Viscount Melville Sound; Prince of Wales Strait; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | An easier variant of Route 1 which may avoid severe ice in the McClure Strait. It is suitable for deep draft vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 167 | 2012 | 2012 | Dodos Delight | Yacht | 10.1 | Britain | Robert Shepton | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 11 | 1 | Y | Y | N | N | N | ||||
| 168 | 2012 | 2012 | Fortrus | Motor Yacht | 50 | Britain | Scott Newson | West | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 169 | 2012 | 2012 | Gotland Carolina | Tanker | 183 | Bahamas | J. Justin | West | Route #2 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Viscount Melville Sound; Prince of Wales Strait; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | An easier variant of Route 1 which may avoid severe ice in the McClure Strait. It is suitable for deep draft vessels. | Commercial/Non-Passenger | N | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | Y | N | ||
| 170 | 2012 | 2012 | Hanseatic | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Thilo Natke | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 10 | 19 | 5 | 5 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Circumnavigated Cornwallis Island | ||
| 171 | 2012 | 2012 | Jonathan III | Yacht | 14.9 | Netherlands | Mark van de Weg | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | Y | Made a return transit of Bellot Strait | |
| 172 | 2012 | 2012 | Katharsis II | Yacht | 21.9 | Britain | Mariusz Koper | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Made a return transit of Bellot Strait | |
| 173 | 2012 | 2012 | Marguerite | Sloop | 15.8 | France | Janusz Kurbiel | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | N | Y | N | N | N | ||
| 174 | 2012 | 2012 | Nordwind | Yacht | 26.8 | Britain | Hans Albrecht | West | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Made a return transit of Bellot Strait | |
| 175 | 2012 | 2012 | Octopus | Motor Yacht | 128 | Cayman Islands | Glenn Dalby | West | Route #2 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Viscount Melville Sound; Prince of Wales Strait; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | An easier variant of Route 1 which may avoid severe ice in the McClure Strait. It is suitable for deep draft vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 2 | 7 | 2 | Y | Y | N | N | N | ||||
| 176 | 2012 | 2012 | Philos | Schooner | 15.2 | Australia | Roger Wallis | West | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 5 | 1 | Y | Y | N | N | N | ||||
| 177 | 2012 | 2012 | Polar Bound | Motor Boat | 14.6 | Britain | David Scott Cowper | West | Route #1 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Viscount Melville Sound; McClure Strait; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The shortest deepest and difficult route owing to the severe ice of the McClure Strait. The route is preferred by submarines because of it's depth. | Private Vessel | N | 4 | 15 | 5 | Y | Y | N | N | N | ||||
| 178 | 2012 | 2012 | Sol | Yacht | 12.8 | Denmark | Kim Bork Mathiesen | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | |
| 179 | 2012 | 2012 | The World | Condominium Vessel | 196.3 | Bahamas | Dag Harald Saevik | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 1 | 20 | 1 | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Largest ship to transit | |||
| 180 | 2012 | 2012 | Tokimata | Yacht | 13.1 | New Zealand | Peter Garden | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | Y | ||
| 181 | 2012 | 2012 | Upchuk | Motor Yacht | 15.8 | Britain | Frank Rothwell | East | Route #4 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 3 for smaller vessels if ice from McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4.m deep and has shoals and complex currents. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 182 | 2012 | 2013 | Balthazar | Yacht | 10.5 | Canada | Guy Lavoie | West | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Private Vessel | Y | 1 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | Wintered at Inuvik | |
| 183 | 2012 | 2013 | Tranquilo | Cutter | 17.6 | Netherlands | Bart Veldink | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | Y | 1 | 3 | 1 | Y | Y | N | N | N | Wintered off Pim Island | |||
| 184 | 2013 | 2013 | Anna | Yawl | 10.5 | Sweden | Pelle Ivarsson | East | Route #6 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Rae Strait; Simpson Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | A variant of Route 5 for smaller vessels if ice from the McClintock Channel has blocked Victoria Strait. Simpson Strait is only 6.4 m deep with complex currents in it and the Bellot Strait. | Official Vessel | N | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| 185 | 2013 | 2013 | Arktika | Sloop | 15 | Finland | Gilles Elkaim | West | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 186 | 2013 | 2013 | Bremen/Frontier Spirit | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Roman Obrist | East | Route #3 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Franklin Strait; Victoris Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | The principal route. Used by most vessels of draft less than 14 m. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 8 | 21 | 1 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||||
| 187 | 2013 | 2013 | d Acalephe | Yacht | 13.9 | Canada | Jean-Gilles Lemieux | West | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 1 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| 188 | 2013 | 2013 | Dodos Delight | Yacht | 10.1 | Britain | Robert Shepton | East | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Private Vessel | N | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | Y | Y | N | N | N | ||
| 189 | 2013 | 2013 | Hanse Explorer | Motor Yacht | 48 | Antigua and Barbuda | Jens Kothen | West | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Y | N | Y | N | N | |
| 190 | 2013 | 2013 | Hanseatic | Ice-Strengthened Ship | 0 | Bahamas | Marc Behrend | West | Route #5 | Davis Strait; Lancaster Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Bellot Strait; Franklin Strait; Victoria Strait; Coronation Gulf; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait | This route is dependent on ice in the Bellot Stait which has complex currents. Mainly used by eastbound vessels. | Commercial/Passenger | N | 11 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 4 | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | ||
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