Quark Expeditions
Quark Expeditions
of Darien, Connecticut, is planning approximately 19 cruises to
the Antarctic during 1999-2000 season using three chartered
vessels. The PROFESSOR MULTANOVSKIY will conduct 9 cruises,
the VAVILOV will conduct 8, and the KAPITAN KHLEBNIKOV will
conduct two cruises.
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 PROFESSOR
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
#1
November
1999
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Port
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Dates
|
|
Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
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|
18 NOV 1999
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|
At sea
|
|
19 NOV 1999
|
|
Falkland
Islands
|
|
20-21 NOV 1999
|
|
At sea
|
|
22-23 NOV 1999
|
|
South Georgia
|
|
24-27 NOV 1999
|
|
At sea
|
|
28-29 NOV 1999
|
|
Antarctic
Peninsula
|
|
30 NOV – 03 DEC 1999
|
|
At sea
|
|
04-05 DEC 1999
|
|
Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
|
|
06 DEC 1999
|
Cruise MUL #2
December
1999
|
Port
|
|
Dates
|
|
Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
|
|
06 DEC 1999
|
|
at sea
|
|
07-08 DEC 1999
|
|
Antarctic
Peninsula
|
|
09-13 DEC 1999
|
|
At sea
|
|
14-15 DEC 1999
|
|
Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
|
|
16 DEC 1999
|
Cruise MUL
#3
December
1999
|
Port
|
|
Dates
|
|
Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
|
|
16 DEC 1999
|
|
At sea
|
|
17-18 DEC 1999
|
|
Antarctic
Peninsula
|
|
19-23 DEC 1999
|
|
Drake Passage
(at sea)
|
|
24-25 DEC 1999
|
|
Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
|
|
26 DEC 1999
|
Cruise MUL
#4
December
1999/January 2000
|
Port
|
|
Dates
|
|
Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
|
|
26 DEC 1999
|
|
Drake Passage
(at sea)
|
|
27-28 DEC 1999
|
|
Antarctic
Peninsula
|
|
29 DEC – 04 JAN 2000
|
|
Drake Passage
(at sea)
|
|
05-06 JAN 2000
|
|
Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
|
|
07 JAN 2000
|
Cruise MUL
#5
January
2000
|
Port
|
|
Dates
|
|
Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
|
|
07 JAN 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
08 JAN 2000
|
|
Saunders &
New Islands
|
|
09 JAN 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
10-11 JAN 2000
|
|
Antarctic
Peninsula
|
|
12-15 JAN 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
16-17 JAN 2000
|
|
Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
|
|
18 JAN 2000
|
Cruise MUL
#6
January/February
2000
|
Port
|
|
Dates
|
|
Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
|
|
18 JAN 2000
|
|
at sea
|
|
19 JAN 2000
|
|
New
Island/Carcass Island
|
|
20 JAN 2000
|
|
Port Stanley,
Falkland Islands
|
|
21 JAN 2000
|
|
South Georgia
|
|
24-27 JAN 2000
|
|
at sea
|
|
28-29 JAN 2000
|
|
Antarctic
Peninsula
|
|
30 JAN – 02 FEB 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
03-04 FEB 2000
|
|
Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
|
|
05 FEB 2000
|
Cruise MUL
#7
February
2000
|
Port
|
|
Dates
|
|
Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
|
|
05 FEB 2000
|
|
Drake Passage
(at sea)
|
|
06-07 FEB 2000
|
|
Antarctic
Peninsula
|
|
08-12 FEB 2000
|
|
Drake Passage
(at sea)
|
|
13-14 FEB 2000
|
|
Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
|
|
15 FEB 2000
|
Cruise MUL
#8
February
2000
|
Port
|
|
Dates
|
|
Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
|
|
15 FEB 2000
|
|
Drake Passage
(at sea)
|
|
16-17 FEB 2000
|
|
Antarctic
Peninsula
|
|
18-22 FEB 2000
|
|
Drake Passage
(at sea)
|
|
23-24 FEB 2000
|
|
Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
|
|
25 FEB 2000
|
Cruise MUL
#9
February
2000
|
Port
|
|
Dates
|
|
Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
|
|
25 FEB 2000
|
|
at sea
|
|
26-27 FEB 2000
|
|
Antarctic
Peninsula
|
|
28 FEB – 03 MAR 2000
|
|
at sea
|
|
04-05 MAR 2000
|
|
South Georgia
|
|
06-09 MAR 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
10-11 MAR 2000
|
|
Port Stanley,
FALKLAND ISLANDS
|
|
12 MAR 2000
|
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 M/V KAPITAN 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 M/V KAPITAN 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 #1
December
1999/January 2000
|
Port
|
|
Dates
|
|
Lyttleton, NEW ZEALAND
|
|
15 DEC 1999
|
|
at sea
|
|
16 DEC 1999
|
|
Enderby Island
|
|
17 DEC 1999
|
|
Campbell Island
|
|
18 DEC 1999
|
|
At sea
|
|
19-20 DEC 1999
|
|
Pack ice edge
|
|
21-22 DEC 1999
|
|
Cape Adare
|
|
23 DEC 1999
|
|
Cape Washington/Terra Nova Bay
|
|
24 DEC 1999
|
|
Franklin Island/Ross Ice Shelf
|
|
25 DEC 1999
|
|
Cape Royds/Cape Evans
|
|
26 DEC 1999
|
|
Dry Valleys
|
|
27 DEC 1999
|
|
At sea/Coulman Island/Cape
Hallett
|
|
28 DEC 1999
|
|
Cape Hallett/Cape Roget
|
|
29 DEC 1999
|
|
Pack ice
|
|
30 DEC 1999
|
|
Millennium Site
|
|
31 DEC 1999
|
|
Balleny Islands
|
|
01 JAN 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
02-03 JAN 2000
|
|
Macquarie Island
|
|
04-06 JAN 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
07-08 JAN 2000
|
|
Hobart, AUSTRALIA
|
|
09 JAN 2000
|
Cruise KLB #2
January/February 2000
|
Port
|
|
Dates
|
|
Hobart, AUSTRALIA
|
|
09 JAN 2000
|
|
at sea
|
|
10-11 JAN 2000
|
|
Macquarie Islands
|
|
12-13 JAN 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
14-15 JAN 2000
|
|
Balleny Island
|
|
16 JAN 2000
|
|
Cape Adare
|
|
17 JAN 2000
|
|
Campbell Glacier/Terra Nova
Bay/Drygalskiy
|
|
18 JAN 2000
|
|
Dry Valleys/Cape Evans
|
|
19 JAN 2000
|
|
Cape Evans/McMurdo/Scott/Cape
Royds
|
|
20 JAN 2000
|
|
Ross IceShelf/Franklin Island
|
|
21 JAN 2000
|
|
Coulman Island/Cape Hallett
|
|
22 JAN 2000
|
|
Cape Hallett/Cape Roget
|
|
23 JAN 2000
|
|
Possession Island
|
|
24 JAN 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
25-27 JAN 2000
|
|
Campbell Island
|
|
28 JAN 2000
|
|
Enderby Island
|
|
29 JAN 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
30-31 JAN 2000
|
|
Hobart, AUSTRALIA
|
|
01 FEB 2000
|
PROFESSOR SERGEY
VAVILOV
The vessel is
registered in Russia. It has an overall length of 117
meters, a breadth of 18.2 meters and a draft of 5.9 meters.
The vessels has two 5,000 diesel engines and twin propellers.
Her ice classification is KM*L1[1]A1, Canadian type B. The PROFESSOR SERGEY VAVILOV can carry up to 80
passengers and has a crew of 52.
Schedules for each
of the cruises follows:
Cruise VAV #1
December
1999
|
Port
|
|
Dates
|
|
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
|
|
09 DEC 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
10-11 DEC 2000
|
|
Antarctic Peninsula
|
|
12-15 DEC 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
16-17 DEC 2000
|
|
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
|
|
18 DEC 2000
|
|
|
|
|
Cruise VAV #2
December
1999
|
Port
|
|
Dates
|
|
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
|
|
18 DEC 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
19-20 DEC 2000
|
|
Antarctic Peninsula
|
|
21-25 DEC 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
26-27 DEC 2000
|
|
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
|
|
28 DEC 2000
|
Cruise VAV #3
December
1999/January 2000
|
Port
|
|
Dates
|
|
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
|
|
28 DEC 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
29-30 DEC 2000
|
|
Antarctic Peninsula
|
|
31 DEC – 06 JAN 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
07-08 JAN 2000
|
|
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
|
|
09 JAN 2000
|
Cruise VAV #4
January
2000
|
Port
|
|
Dates
|
|
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
|
|
09 JAN 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
10-11 JAN 2000
|
|
Antarctic Peninsula
|
|
12-16 JAN 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
17 JAN 2000
|
|
South Georgia
|
|
18-21 JAN 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
22-23 JAN 2000
|
|
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
|
|
24 JAN 2000
|
|
Carcass & Westpoint Islands
|
|
25 JAN 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
26 JAN 2000
|
|
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
|
|
27 JAN 2000
|
Cruise VAV #5
January/February
2000
|
Port
|
|
Dates
|
|
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
|
|
27 JAN 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
28-29 JAN 2000
|
|
Antarctic Peninsula
|
|
30 JAN – 01 FEB 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
02-03 FEB 2000
|
|
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
|
|
04 FEB 2000
|
|
Steeple Jason
|
|
05 FEB 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
06 FEB 2000
|
|
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
|
|
07 FEB 2000
|
Cruise VAV #6
February
2000
|
Port
|
|
Dates
|
|
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
|
|
07 FEB 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
08-09 FEB 2000
|
|
Antarctic Peninsula
|
|
10-14 FEB 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
15-16 FEB 2000
|
|
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
|
|
17 FEB 2000
|
Cruise VAV #7
February
2000
|
Port
|
|
Dates
|
|
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
|
|
17 FEB 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
18-19 FEB 2000
|
|
Antarctic Peninsula
|
|
20-24 FEB 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
25-26 FEB 2000
|
|
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
|
|
27 FEB 2000
|
Cruise VAV #8
February/March
2000
|
Port
|
|
Dates
|
|
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
|
|
27 FEB 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
28-29 FEB 2000
|
|
Antarctic Peninsula
|
|
01-04 MAR 2000
|
|
Elephant Island
|
|
05 MAR 2000
|
|
South Orkney
|
|
06 MAR 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
07 MAR 2000
|
|
South Georgia
|
|
08-10 MAR 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
11-12 MAR 2000
|
|
Falkland Islands
|
|
13-14 MAR 2000
|
|
At sea
|
|
15 MAR 2000
|
|
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
|
|
16 MAR 2000
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