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2008-12-01 Great White North
Commercial ship travels thru Northwest Passage for 1st time
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Posted by Seafarious 2008-12-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ]  Top

#1 ...The 'first time', except for this OTHER first time in 1969:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_(ship)

Mike
Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2008-12-01 05:27||   2008-12-01 05:27|| Front Page Top

#2 how many of those poor starving no-ice polar bear cubs did they run over?
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2008-12-01 07:04||   2008-12-01 07:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Wasn't it open right after WWI?
Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-12-01 07:43||   2008-12-01 07:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Try that in the late winter, just watch out for all the 18-wheelers......
Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-12-01 14:26||   2008-12-01 14:26|| Front Page Top

#5 They must have taken the long way, south of Banks Island. If they'd gone north, he'd have seen ice for sure.
Posted by KBK 2008-12-01 22:49||   2008-12-01 22:49|| Front Page Top

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