▁to ▁another ▁expedition , ▁the ▁First ▁Kam chat ka ▁expedition . ▁▁ ▁This ▁undert aking , ▁last ing ▁from ▁ 1 7 2 8 ▁to ▁ 1 7 3 0 , ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁captain ▁Vit us ▁Jon assen ▁Ber ing ▁( 1 6 8 1 – 1 7 4 1 ), ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁imperial ▁n avy ▁since ▁ 1 7 0 4 . ▁In ▁the ▁ship ▁St . ▁Gabriel , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁out let ▁of ▁the ▁Kam chat ka ▁River , ▁Ber ing ▁made ▁two ▁voy ages ▁n ortheast ▁in ▁success ive ▁years ▁( 1 7 2 8 ▁and ▁ 1 7 2 9 ), ▁and ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁reached ▁ 6 7 ▁degrees ▁north , ▁from ▁which ▁point ▁the ▁coast ▁no ▁longer ▁extended ▁north . ▁He ▁failed ▁to ▁reach ▁North ▁America ▁in ▁either ▁trip , ▁due ▁to ▁ad verse ▁weather . ▁Despite ▁the ▁new ▁knowledge ▁about ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁coast ▁of ▁Si ber ia , ▁Ber ing ' s ▁report ▁led ▁to ▁divis ive ▁debate , ▁because ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁a ▁connection ▁with ▁North ▁America ▁remained ▁un answer ed . ▁This ▁prompt ed ▁Ber ing ▁to ▁propose ▁a ▁second ▁Kam chat ka ▁expedition . ▁ ▁The ▁Ex ped ition ▁ ▁Pl anning ▁and ▁prepar ation ▁ ▁Ber ing ' s ▁expedition ▁plan ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁fle ets ▁ ▁The ▁central ▁goals ▁in ▁Ber ing ' s ▁vision ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁expedition ▁was ▁the ▁survey ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁Russian