(He was qualified as a Master Mariner.) In 1988 he was the Master of the CCGS Pierre Radisson, a Canadian icebreaker, in an east to west transit of the North West Passage.
He made a return passage to assist the CCGS Martha L. Black.
MacFarlane, J.M. (1992) Northwest Passage Challengers. In Resolution. Spring Issue. Maritime Museum of British Columbia
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