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Butler, David W.

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Biography

(He was qualified as a Master Mariner.) In 1970 he commanded the survey ship CSS Hudson and became the first Master of a vessel To Sail Around North and South America.

References

MacFarlane, J.M. (1992) Northwest Passage Challengers. In Resolution. Spring Issue. Maritime Museum of British Columbia

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