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Abercrombie & Kent International, Inc. Explorer Shipping Corporation and Abercrombie & Kent International, Inc. of Oak Brook, Illinois, are planning ten cruises to the Antarctic Peninsula during the 1998-99 season using M/S Explorer. M/S EXPLORER
Call letters of the vessel are ELJD8; registry is Liberian.
The Explorer was built in 1969 and is 72.86 meters in length, 14.02 meters in breadth, has a
draft of 4.48 meters, and has a Det Norske Veritas +1A1 ICE-A rating. Power is provided by two MAK
diesel engines of 1800 hp each, driving a single variable-pitch propeller, type LIANEN - 450 rpm.
Navigation equipment includes a Decca radar 10cm, a Raytheon radar 3cm, a JCR radar 3cm, a Satellite
Navigation System (SATNAV) and a Trimble global positioning system (GPS). The vessel has two
primary transmitters (Main - ST1680A Marine Mobil Bands, 1500 W Pp; Emergency - EB50, 500 W) and 2
VHF Transceivers STR 67 25 W and a VHF Transceiver Shipmate RS 8000 25 W. INMARSAT number is
1241223 SOEX-X (with voice, telex and telefax capability). Explorer carries 9 Mark V heavy
duty zodiacs, 4 motor life boats for 196 persons, and 4 automatically inflated life rafts for 66
persons. The vessel can accommodate 85-96 passengers, 10 cruise staff, and 60 crew.
Schedules for each of the cruises follows:
Cruise EX-829 |
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Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS |
07 NOV 1998 |
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Southeast Falklands |
08 NOV 1998 |
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at sea |
09-10 NOV 1998 |
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South Georgia |
11-13 NOV 1998 |
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at sea |
14 NOV 1998 |
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South Orkneys |
15 NOV 1998 |
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Antarctic Peninsula |
16-19 NOV 1998 |
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at sea |
20-21 NOV 1998 |
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Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
22 NOV 1998 |
Cruise EX-830 Ports Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 22 NOV 1998 at sea 23-24 NOV 1998 Antarctic Peninsula 25-29 NOV 1998 at sea 30 NOV - 01 DEC 1998 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 02 DEC 1998 Cruise EX-831 Ports Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 02 DEC 1998 at sea 03-04 DEC 1998 Antarctic Peninsula 05-09 DEC 1998 Drake Passage (at sea) 10-11 DEC 1998 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 12 DEC 1998 Cruise EX-832 Ports Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 12 DEC 1998 at sea 13-14 DEC 1998 Antarctic Peninsula 15-19 DEC 1998 at sea 20-21 DEC 1998 New & Carcass Islands, Falklands 22 DEC 1998 Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS 23 DEC 1998 Cruise EX-833 Ports Dates Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS 23 DEC 1998 Carcass/New Island 24 DEC 1998 at sea 25-26 DEC 1998 Antarctic Peninsula 27 DEC - 01 JAN 1999 Drake Passage (at sea) 02-03 JAN 1999 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 04 JAN 1999 Cruise EX-901 Ports Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 04 JAN 1999 Drake Passage (at sea) 05-06 JAN 1999 Antarctic Peninsula 07-11 JAN 1999 at sea 12-13 JAN 1999 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 14 JAN 1999 Cruise EX-902 Ports Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 17 JAN 1999 at sea 18-19 JAN 1999 Antarctic Peninsula 20-23 JAN 1999 South Orkneys 24 JAN 1999 at sea 25 JAN 1999 South Georgia 26-28 JAN 1999 at sea 29-30 JAN 1999 Southeast Falklands 31 JAN 1999 Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS 01 FEB 1999 Cruise EX-903 Ports Dates Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS 01 FEB 1999 Carcass/New Island 02 FEB 1999 at sea 03-04 FEB 1999 Antarctic Peninsula 04-11 FEB 1999 at sea 12-13 FEB 1999 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 14 FEB 1999 Cruise EX-904 Ports Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 14 FEB 1999 at sea 15-16 FEB 1999 Antarctic Peninsula 17-21 FEB 1999 at sea 22-23 FEB 1999 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 24 FEB 1999 Cruise EX 905 Ports Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 24 FEB 1999 at sea 25-26 FEB 1999 Antarctic Peninsula 27 FEB -02 MAR 1999 South Orkneys 03 MAR 1999 at sea 04 MAR 1999 South Georgia 05-07 MAR 1999 at sea 08-09 MAR 1999 Southeast Falklands 10 MAR 1999 Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS 11 MAR 1999
