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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.

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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

 

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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:

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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:

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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

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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

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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

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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


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