‘Thamesborg’ Completes Arctic Northwest Passage After Last Year’s Grounding

Dutch general cargo vessel Thamesborg has safely completed its first transit of Canada’s Northwest Passage since running aground on an uncharted shoal along the route last year, with the vessel passing within a few nautical miles of the site of the accident.

The 172-meter (564-foot) Wagenborg vessel left Matane, Quebec, on Aug. 8 and is scheduled to arrive in Onsan, South Korea, on Sept. 3, according to AIS data. Its transit of the Northwest Passage took around five days, from Aug. 13 to Aug. 18.

The voyage took Thamesborg through Franklin Strait, where it ran aground on Sept. 6, 2025, while