Visiting Expeditions-1997-98 Mods
     

Section XVI of the Modifications of the United States Antarctic Activities Planned for 1999-2000 provides information on expeditions visiting u.s. stations during the 1999-2000 austral summer.


 
McMurdo Station
 
Date of Visit Duration of Visit Number of Visitors Group Name or # of Vessel or Aircraft Purpose of Visit
 
20 Jan. 2000  4 hrs. 134 M/V Kapitan Khlebnikov Tourist visit

12 Feb. 2000  

6 hrs.

489

M/V MARCO POLO

Tourist visit

15 Feb. 2000 

3 hrs.

60

M/V Akademik Shokalskiy

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
 

23 Nov. 1999

4 hours French Skier Adventure Network International -Cessna GSA French Skier Drop-off.

23 Nov. 1999

6 days

1 Pilot

Adventure Network International -Cessna GSA

Cessna Pilot remains on station after breakdown of plane 

30 Nov. 1999

6 hours

8 Tourists and 2 Crew

Adventure Network International - Twin Otter

Tourist Visit

14 Dec. 1999

5 days

3 Crew, 5 Tourists, 2 Staff

Adventure Network International – DC-3 200 AN

Tourist visit

16 Dec. 1999

1 hour

2 Skiers

Operation Chill-Out

Tourist visit – Through Skiers

21 Dec. 1999

9 days

2 Skiers

Operation Chill-Out

Tourist visit – Skiers re-turned after fuel contam-inated food

30 Dec. 1999

1 hour

2 Crew

Adventure Network International – Twin Otter

Pick-up of Operation Chill-Out skiers

31 Dec. 1999

13 hours

2 Crew, 10 Tourists

Adventure Network International – Twin Otter 

Tourist Visit

31 Dec. 1999

4 days

4 Skiers

Singaporean Expedition

Tourist Visit

31 Dec. 1999

5 days

8 Skiers

“Last Degree” Skiers

Tourist Visit

4 Jan. 2000

1 ˝ hours

2 Crew, 1 Staff

Adventure Network International- Twin Otter

Pick up Singaporeans

4 Jan. 2000

Less than one day 

9 Tourists

International Expedition Skiers

Tourist Visit

4 Jan. 2000

1 hour

2 Crew

Adventure Network International – Twin Otter

Pick up Interna-tional Ex-pedition Skiers

5 Jan. 2000

6 hours

2 Crew, 1 Staff (Cessna Pilot)

Adventure Network International – Twin Otter

“Last Degree” Skiers are picked up, Cessna pilot is dropped off with replace-ment prop to repair broken plane

6 Jan. 2000

24 hours

1 Crew (Cessna Pilot)

Adventure Network International- Cessna

Cessna pilot departs station after repair of plane

6 Jan. 2000

2 ˝ days

7 Visitors

Argentineans from Belgrano II Station - snowmobiles

Govern-ment Expedition

8 Jan. 2000

20 hours

14 Tourists

Russian organized “International Millennium Expedition” – Four Snow Buggies

Tourist visit

12 Jan. 2000

2 hours

2 Crew, 5 Tourists, 2 Staff 

Adventure Network International – Twin Otter

Tourist visit

16 Jan. 2000

48 hours

3 Crew, 9 Tourists, 2 Staff

Adventure Network International – DC-3 200 AN

Tourist visit including two Astronauts


 

Palmer Station

Date of Visit Duration of Visit Number of Visitors Group Name or # of Vessel or Aircraft Purpose of Visit

 9 Dec 99

6.5 hrs.

24

RRS JAMES CLARK ROSS

Passenger transfer to Rothera Base via Twin Otter Aircraft

13 Dec 99

3 hrs.

53

M/V EXPLORER

Tourist visit

28 Dec

8 hrs.

9

S/Y SARAH

Tourist visit

31 Dec 99

4.5 hrs.

114

M/V WORLD DISCOVERER

Tourist visit

01 Jan 2000

4 hrs.

11

S/Y CROIX SAINT PAUL II

Tourist visit

10 Jan 2000

4.5 hrs.

147

M/V WORLD DISCOVERER

Tourist visit

14 Jan 2000

3.25

63

M/V MULTANOVSKIY

Tourist visit

20 Jan 2000

3 hrs.

118

M/V EXPLORER

Tourist visit

31 Jan 2000

4 hrs.

9

S/Y SARAH

Tourist visit

31 Jan 2000

5 hrs

35

ATF67 LAUTARO

Inter-program visit

2 Feb 2000

3.5

119

M/V CLIPPER ADVENTURER

Tourist visit 

4 Feb 2000

5 hrs.

11

S/Y CROIX SAINT PAUL II

Tourist visit

4 Feb 2000

4 hrs.

123

M/V CALEDONIAN STAR

Tourist visit

7 Feb 2000

5 hrs.

5

S/Y ALDERMAN

Tourist visit

13 Feb 2000

14 hrs.

7

ARS SUBOFICIAL CASTILLO

Bi-monthly patrol visit

14 Feb 2000

4 hrs.

138

M/V WORLD DISCOVERER

Tourist visit

15 Feb 2000

3.5 hrs.

90

M/V CALEDONIAN STAR

Tourist visit 

17 Feb 2000

4 hrs.

99

M/V EXPLORER

Tourist visit

19 Feb 2000

3.3

90

M/V CALEDONIAN STAR

Tourist visit

   

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