Edward Bonaventure was an English ship under the command of Richard Chancellor that was forced to seek shelter in 1553 on the north coast of Russia near Nyonoksa due to weather conditions, leading to its crew coming into contact with the court of Ivan the Terrible, the forming of the Muscovy Company, and diplomatic contacts between Elizabeth I of England and Ivan of Russia.
[1][3] The opening of the northeastern passage from England to India was desired to avoid conflict with Spanish and Portuguese ships.
[3] It remained for repairs during the winter near Nyonoksa, which produced salt for czar Ivan the Terrible, sailed on its return voyage to England in 1554 and robbed by Flemish pirates along the way.
[7] Among the hundred who died was Richard Chancellor,[3] but Osep Gregorovitch Napea, the first Russian ambassador to England, survived as a widower.
[8] The other three ships had wintered in Trondheim and attempted to return in 1557 but only the Philip and Mary made it to London in July 1557 with both the Speranza and the Confidentia lost at sea.