Quark Expeditions of Darien, Connecticut, is planning approximately 23 cruises to the Antarctic during 1998-99 using three chartered vessels. The Professor Molchanov will conduct 10 cruises, the Professor Multanovskiy will conduct 10 and Kapitan Khlebnikov will conduct three.
PROFESSOR MOLCHANOV
The vessel was built in 1983 in Finland and designed as an ice-strengthened research vessel. It has now been refurbished and refitted to provide comfortable passenger accommodation. The vessel's call sign is UUQR. It measures 71.6 meter in length, 12.8 meters in breadth, approximately 4.5 meters in draft, and a displacement of 2140 tons. The vessel is powered by two 1560 hp diesel engines and is capable of sea speeds of 14 knots. The Molchanov has a full compliment of zodiac landing craft. The vessel can accommodate 38 passengers and approximately 30 crew.
Schedules for each of the cruises follows:
Cruise MOL #890
November 1998
Port |
|
Dates |
Puerto Madryn, ARGENTINA |
|
11 NOV 1998 |
at sea |
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12-13 NOV 1998 |
New Island, Falkand Islands |
|
14 NOV 1998 |
at sea |
|
15-16 NOV 1998 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
17-20 NOV 1998 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
21-22 NOV 1998 |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
23 NOV 1998 |
Cruise MOL #891
November/December 1998
Port |
|
Dates |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
23 NOV 1998 |
at sea |
|
24 NOV 1998 |
Sea Lion Isalnd, Falkland Islands |
|
25 NOV 1998 |
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands |
|
26 NOV 1998 |
at sea |
|
27-28 NOV 1998 |
South Georgia |
|
29 NOV - 02 DEC 1998 |
at sea |
|
03 DEC 1998 |
South Orkneys |
|
04 DEC 1998 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
05-08 DEC 1998 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
09-10 DEC 1998 |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
11 DEC 1998 |
Cruise MOL #892
December 1998
Port |
|
Dates |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
11 DEC 1998 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
12-13 DEC 1998 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
14-18 DEC 1998 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
19-20 DEC 1998 |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
21 DEC 1998 |
Cruise MOL #893
December 1998
Port |
|
Dates |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
21 DEC 1998 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
22-23 DEC 1998 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
24-28 DEC 1998 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
29-30 DEC 1998 |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
31 DEC 1998 |
Cruise MOL #894
December 1998/January 1999
Port |
|
Dates |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
31 DEC 1998 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
01-02 JAN 1999 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
03-07 JAN 1999 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
08-09 JAN 1999 |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
10 JAN 1999 |
Cruise MOL #901
January 1999
Port |
|
Dates |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
10 JAN 1999 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
11 JAN 1999 |
Sea Lion Island, Falklands |
|
12 JAN 1999 |
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands |
|
13 JAN 1999 |
at sea |
|
14-15 JAN 1999 |
South Georgia |
|
16-19 JAN 1999 |
at sea |
|
20 JAN 1999 |
South Orkneys |
|
21 JAN 1999 |
Elephant Island |
|
22 JAN 1999 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
23-25 JAN 1999 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
26-27 JAN 1999 |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
28 JAN 1999 |
Cruise MOL #902
January/February 1999
Port |
|
Dates |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
28 JAN 1999 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
29-30 JAN 1999 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
31 JAN - 04 FEB 1999 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
05-06 FEB 1999 |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
07 FEB 1999 |
Cruise MOL #903
February 1999
Port |
|
Dates |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
07 FEB 1999 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
08-09 FEB 1999 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
10-15 FEB 1999 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
16-17 FEB 1999 |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
18 FEB 1999 |
Cruise MOL #904
February/March 1999
Port |
|
Dates |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
18 FEB 1999 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
19-20 FEB 1999 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
21-26 FEB 1999 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
27-28 FEB 1999 |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
01 MAR 1999 |
Cruise MOL #905
March 1999
Port |
|
Dates |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
01 MAR 1999 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
02-03 MAR 1999 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
04-06 MAR 1999 |
Elephant Island |
|
07 MAR 1999 |
at sea |
|
08-09 MAR 1999 |
South Georgia |
|
10-12 MAR 1999 |
at sea |
|
13-15 MAR 1999 |
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands |
|
16 MAR 1999 |
Carcass/Westpoint Islands, Falkland Islands |
|
17 MAR 1999 |
at sea |
|
18 MAR 1999 |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
19 MAR 1999 |
PROFESSOR MULTANOVSKIY
The vessel is of Russian registry and is 235 feet long, 42 feet wide and has a draft of 15 feet. Its gross registered tonnage is 1754. The hull’s ice classification is KM*UL[1]A2, Canadian Type A. The Multanovskiy is powered by two 2,300 kW diesel engines and has both bow and stern thrusters. The vessel carries 44 passengers and 32 crew.
Schedules for each of the cruises follows:
Cruise MUL #890
November 1998
Port |
|
Dates |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
12 NOV 1998 |
at sea |
|
13-14 NOV 1998 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
15-19 NOV 1998 |
at sea |
|
20-21 NOV 1998 |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
22 NOV 1998 |
Cruise MUL #891
November/December 1998
Port |
|
Dates |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
22 NOV 1998 |
at sea |
|
23 NOV 1998 |
Falkland Islands |
|
24-25 NOV 1998 |
at sea |
|
26-27 NOV 1998 |
South Georgia |
|
28 NOV - 01 DEC 1998 |
at sea |
|
02-03 DEC 1998 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
04-07 DEC 1998 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
08-09 DEC 1998 |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
10 DEC 1998 |
Cruise MUL #892
December 1998
Port |
|
Dates |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
10 DEC 1998 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
11-12 DEC 1998 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
13-17 DEC 1998 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
18-19 DEC 1998 |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
20 DEC 1998 |
Cruise MUL #893
December 1998
Port |
|
Dates |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
20 DEC 1998 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
21-22 DEC 1998 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
23-26 DEC 1998 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
27-28 DEC 1998 |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
29 DEC 1998 |
Cruise MUL #894
December1998/January 1999
Port |
|
Dates |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
29 DEC 1998 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
30-31 DEC 1998 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
01-04 JAN 1999 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
05-06 JAN 1999 |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
07 JAN 1999 |
(repositioning of ship to Port Stanley) |
|
08 JAN 1999 |
Cruise MUL #901
January 1999
Port |
|
Dates |
Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS |
|
09 JAN 1999 |
at sea |
|
11-12 JAN 1999 |
South Georgia |
|
13-16 JAN 1999 |
at sea |
|
17-19 JAN 1999 |
Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS |
|
20 JAN 1999 |
Cruise MUL #902
January 1999
Port |
|
Dates |
Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS |
|
20 JAN 1999 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
21-22 JAN 1999 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
23-28 JAN 1999 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
29-30 JAN 1999 |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
31 JAN 1999 |
Cruise MUL #903
January/February 1999
Port |
|
Dates |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
31 JAN 1999 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
01-02 FEB 1999 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
03-07 FEB 1999 |
Drake Passage (at sea) |
|
08-09 FEB 1999 |
Sea Lion/Bleeker Islands, Falklands |
|
10 FEB 1999 |
Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS |
|
11 FEB 1999 |
Cruise MUL #904
February 1999
Port |
|
Dates |
Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS |
|
11 FEB 1999 |
at sea |
|
12-14 FEB 1999 |
South Georgia |
|
15-18 FEB 1999 |
at sea |
|
19-21 FEB 1999 |
Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS |
|
22 FEB 1999 |
Cruise MUL #905
February/March 1999
Port |
|
Dates |
Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS |
|
22 FEB 1999 |
at sea |
|
23-24 FEB 1999 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
25-28 FEB 1999 |
South Orkneys |
|
01 MAR 1999 |
at sea |
|
02 MAR 1999 |
South Georgia |
|
03-06 MAR 1999 |
at sea |
|
07-08 MAR 1999 |
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands |
|
09 MAR 1999 |
Carcass/Westpoint Islands, Falklands |
|
10 MAR 1999 |
at sea |
|
11 MAR 1999 |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
12 MAR 1999 |
M/V KAPITAN KHLEBNIKOV
The vessel was built in 1981 at the Waratsila Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland. The ship is owned by FESCO, Vladivostok. The call letters are UTSU. The Khlebnikov is 132.4 meters in length, 26.5 meters in breadth, has a 8.5 meter draft and displacement of 18,000 tons. The vessel is powered by diesel-electric motors producing 22,000 h.p. driving 3 propellers permitting a maximum speed of 19 knots. The vessel is classified as an icebreaker. The Khlebnikov carries four Mark V heavy-duty zodiacs, in addition to two MI2 helicopters for ice reconnaissance and passenger transport. Approximately 112 passengers and 50 crew members will be onboard for each cruise.
Schedules for each of the cruises follows:
Cruise KLB #831
November/December 1998
Port |
|
Dates |
Port Elizabeth, AUSTRALIA |
|
18 NOV 1998 |
at sea |
|
19-23 NOV 1998 |
Crozet Island |
|
24 NOV 1998 |
at sea |
|
25-26 NOV 1998 |
Kerguelen Island |
|
27-28 NOV 1998 |
Heard Island |
|
29 NOV 1998 |
at sea |
|
30 NOV - 02 DEC 1998 |
Pack Ice Edge |
|
03 DEC 1998 |
Kloa Point Rookery |
|
04 DEC 1998 |
Mawson/Auster Rookery |
|
05 DEC 1998 |
Scullin/Murray Monolith |
|
06 DEC 1998 |
Darnley/Flutter |
|
07 DEC 1998 |
Prrydz Bay |
|
08 DEC 1998 |
Zongshan Station/Larsemann Hills |
|
09 DEC 1998 |
Davis Station |
|
10 DEC 1998 |
Pack Ice Edge |
|
11-12 DEC 1998 |
at sea |
|
13-18 DEC 1998 |
Fremantle, AUSTRALIA |
|
19 DEC 1998 |
Cruise KLB #832
December 1998/January 1999
Port |
|
Dates |
Freemantle, AUSTRALIA |
|
20 DEC 1998 |
at sea |
|
21-27 DEC 1998 |
Heard Island |
|
28-29 DEC 1998 |
at sea |
|
30-31 DEC 1998 |
Mawson Station |
|
01 JAN 1999 |
Scullin/Murray Monolith |
|
02 JAN 1999 |
Cape Darnley/Amery |
|
03 JAN 1999 |
Zhongshan Station |
|
04 JAN 1999 |
(swing day) |
|
05 JAN 1999 |
Davis Station |
|
06 JAN 1999 |
Pack ice edge |
|
07-08 JAN 1999 |
at sea |
|
09-14 JAN 1999 |
Hobart, AUSTRALIA |
|
15 JAN 1999 |
Cruise KLB #901
January/February 1999
Port |
|
Dates |
Hobart, AUSTRALIA |
|
15 JAN 1999 |
at sea |
|
16-17 JAN 1999 |
Macquarie Island |
|
18-19 JAN 1999 |
at sea |
|
20-21 JAN 1999 |
Balleny Islands |
|
22 JAN 1999 |
Cape Adare/Possession Island |
|
23 JAN 1999 |
Ross Sea |
|
24-29 JAN 1999 |
Cape Hallett |
|
30 JAN 1999 |
at sea |
|
31 JAN -02 FEB 1999 |
Campbell Island |
|
03 FEB 1999 |
Enderby Island |
|
04 FEB 1999 |
at sea |
|
05-06 FEB 1999 |
Hobart, AUSTRALIA |
|
07 FEB 1999 |
Cruise KLB #902
February/March 1999
Port |
|
Dates |
Hobart, AUSTRALIA |
|
08 FEB 1999 |
at sea |
|
09-10 FEB 1999 |
Macquarie Island |
|
11-12 FEB 1999 |
at sea |
|
13-14 FEB 1999 |
Balleny Islands |
|
15 FEB 1999 |
Cape Adare |
|
16 FEB 1999 |
Cape Hallett |
|
17 FEB 1999 |
Coulman Island |
|
18 FEB 1999 |
McMurdo Station/Scott Basee |
|
19 FEB 1999 |
Dry Valleys |
|
20 FEB 1999 |
Cape Royds/Cape Evans |
|
21 FEB 1999 |
Ross Ice Shelf |
|
22 FEB 1999 |
at sea |
|
23- 27 FEB 1999 |
Peter 1st Island |
|
28 FEB 1999 |
at sea |
|
01 MAR 1999 |
Antarctic Peninsula |
|
02-05 MAR 1999 |
at sea |
|
06 MAR 1999 |
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA |
|
07 MAR 1999 |