Visiting Expeditions-1998-99 Mods

Section XVI of the Modifications of the United States Antarctic Activities Planned for 1998-99 provides information on expeditions visiting u.s. stations during the 1998-99 austral summer.

McMurdo Station

Date of Visit

Duration
of Visit

Number of Visitors

Group Name or # of Vessel or Aircraft

Purpose
of Visit

19 Feb 99

8 hours

Kapitan Khlebnikov

Tourist Visit

20 Feb 99

6 hours

Akademik Shokalsky

Tourist Visit

Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station

Date of Visit		Duration of Visit	Number of Visitors		Group Name or # of Vessel or Aircraft	Purpose of Visit
20 Nov 98		3 hours	9		Adventure Network International	Tourist Visit
	29 Dec 98	3.25 hours		1 plus 1 Swedish skier extracted (skier arrived 21 Dec 98	Adventure Network International	Tourist Visit
04 Jan 99		2.5 hours	8 plus 1 skier extracted (skier arrived 01 Jan 99		Adventure Network International	Tourist Visit
23 Jan 99		1 hour	5 French skiers extracted (no arrival date available)		Adventure Network International	Tourist Visit

Palmer Station

Date of Visit		Duration of Visit	Number of Visitors		Group Name or # of Vessel or Aircraft	Purpose of Visit
	16 Dec 98	3.5 hours		2	B.A.S. � Twin Otter	Fuel Cache Establishment
	31 Dec 98	6 hours		114	M/V Explorer	Tourist Visit
	04 Jan 99	6 hours		10	S/Y Croix Saint Paul II	Tourist Visit
	04 Jan 99	6 hours		7	S/Y Viens � Tu?	Tourist Visit
	11 Jan 99	4.5 hours		132	M/V World Discoverer	Tourist Visit
	14 Jan 99	3.5 hours		82	M/V Clipper Adventurer	Tourist Visit
	15 Jan 99	4.5 hours		4	B.A.S. � Twin Otter	Radio Staging
	18 Jan 99	4.5 hours		98	M/V Akademik Ioffee	Tourist Visit
	19 Jan 99	2.5 hours		3	S/Y Voyou	Tourist Visit
	20 Jan 99	3.5 hours		10	S/Y Sarah W. Vorwerk	Tourist Visit
	22 Jan 99	4 hours		112	M/V Calenonian Star	Tourist Visit
	25 Jan 99	4.5 hours		123	M/V Clipper Adventurer	Tourist Visit
	25 Jan 99	4.16 hours		6	H.M.S. Endurance	Treaty Inspection
	25 Jan 99	4.5 hours		58	M/V Akademic Shuleykin	Tourist Visit
	28 Jan 99	6 hours		45	I/B Oscar Viel	Chilean Navy/Research
	29 Jan 99	19 hours		6	S/Y Golden Fleece	BBC Film Crew
	05 Feb 99	4.5 hours		63	M/V Multanovskiy	Tourist Visit
	06 Feb 99	3.5 hours		8 hours	S/Y Risque	Tourist Visit
	11 Feb 99	3.5 hours		129	M/V Clipper Adventurer	Tourist Visit
	18 Mar 99	-		N/A	Abant # 2770	Chilean Sightseeing Flight
	21 Mar 99	3 hours		45	R.R.S. Bransfield	B.A.S. Visit