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Section X presents planned itineraries for U.S. based non-governmental
activities in the Treaty area.
Abercrombie & Kent International, Inc.
Explorer Shipping Corporation and Abercrombie &
Kent International, Inc. of Oak Brook, Illinois, are planning
nine cruises to the Antarctic Peninsula during the 2000-2001
season using the M/S EXPLORER.
M/S EXPLORER
Call letters of the vessel are
ELJD8; registry is Liberian. The EXPLORER was built in
1969 and is 72.86 meters in length, 14.02 meters in breadth,
has a draft of 4.48 meters, and has a Det Norske Veritas +1A1
ICE-A rating. Power is provided by two MAK diesel
engines of 1800 hp each, driving a single variable-pitch
propeller, type LIANEN - 450 rpm. Navigation equipment
includes a Decca radar 10cm, a Raytheon radar 3cm, a JCR radar
3cm, a Satellite Navigation System (SATNAV) and a Trimble
global positioning system (GPS). The vessel has two
primary transmitters (Main - ST1680A Marine Mobil Bands, 1500
W Pp; Emergency - EB50, 500 W) and 2 VHF Transceivers STR 67
25 W and a VHF Transceiver Shipmate RS 8000 25 W.
INMARSAT number is 1241223 SOEX-X (with voice, telex and
telefax capability). EXPLORER carries 9 Mark V heavy
duty zodiacs, 4 motor life boats for 196 persons, and 4
automatically inflated life rafts for 66 persons. The
vessel can accommodate 85-96 passengers, 10 cruise staff, and
60 crew.
Schedules for each of the
cruises follows:
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Cruise
EX-#1
November
2000
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Ports
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Dates
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Port Stanley,
FALKLAND ISLANDS
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06 NOV 2000
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Falkland
Islands
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07-09 NOV 2000
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At sea
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10-11 NOV 2000
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South Georgia
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12-19 NOV 2000
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at sea
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20-21 NOV 2000
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Port Stanley,
FALKLAND ISLANDS
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22 NOV 2000
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Cruise EX-#2
November/December
2000
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| Ports |
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Dates
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| Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS |
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22 NOV 2000
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| Steeple Jason |
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23 NOV 2000
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| Carcass/Saunders |
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24 NOV 2000
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| Sea Lion Island |
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25 NOV 2000
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| at sea |
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26-27 NOV 2000
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| South Georgia |
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28 NOV- 5 DEC 2000
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| at sea |
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6-7 DEC 2000
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| Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS |
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8 DEC 2000
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Cruise EX-#3
December
2000
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Ports
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Dates
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Port Stanley,
FALKLAND ISLANDS
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8 DEC 2000
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South East
Falklands
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09 DEC 2000
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at sea
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10-11 DEC 2000
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South Georgia
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12-14 DEC 2000
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at sea
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15-16 DEC 2000
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Antarctic
Peninsula
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17-20 DEC 2000
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at sea
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21-22 DEC 2000
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Port Stanley,
FALKLAND ISLANDS
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23 DEC 2000
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Cruise EX-#4
December
2000/January 2001
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Ports
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Dates
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Port Stanley,
FALKLAND ISLANDS
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23 DEC 2000
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Steeple/Jason/Saunders
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24 DEC 2000
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New/ Carcass
Island
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25 DEC 2000
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Drake
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26-27 DEC 2000
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Antarctic
Peninsula
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28 DEC-01 JAN 2001
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at sea
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02-03 JAN 2001
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Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
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04 JAN 2001
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Cruise EX-#5
January
2001
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Ports
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Dates
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Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
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04 JAN 2001
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at sea
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05-06 JAN 2001
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Antarctic
Peninsula
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07-11 JAN 2001
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at sea
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12-13 JAN 2001
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Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
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14 JAN 2001
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Cruise EX-#6
January 2001
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Ports
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Dates
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Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
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14 JAN 2001
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at sea
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15-16 JAN 2001
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Antarctic
Peninsula
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17-21 JAN 2001
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At sea
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22-23 JAN 2001
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Ushuaia,
Argentina
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24 JAN 2001
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| Beagle
Channel/Cook Bay |
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25 JAN 2001 |
| Cape
Horn/Harberton Farm |
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26 JAN 2001
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| Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA |
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27 JAN 2001 |
Cruise EX-#7
January/February
2001
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Ports
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Dates
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Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
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27 JAN 2001
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At sea
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28-29 JAN 2001
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Antarctic
Peninsula
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30 JAN –02 FEB 2001
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South Orkneys
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03 FEB 2001
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at sea
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04 FEB 2001
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South Georgia
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05-07 FEB 2001
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At sea
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08-09 FEB 2001
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Southeast
Falklands
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10 FEB 2001
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Port Stanley,
FALKLAND ISLANDS
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11 FEB 2001
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Cruise EX-#8
February
2001
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Ports
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Dates
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Port Stanley,
FALKLAND ISLANDS
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11 FEB 2001
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Carcass/New
Island
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12 FEB 2001
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At sea
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13-14 FEB 2001
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Antarctic
Peninsula
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15-21 FEB 2001
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at sea
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22-23 FEB 2001
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Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
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24 FEB 2001
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Cruise EX #9
February/March
2001
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Ports
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Dates
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Ushuaia,
ARGENTINA
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24 FEB 2001
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at sea
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25-26 FEB 2001
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Antarctic
Peninsula
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27 FEB-02 MAR 2001
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South Orkneys
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03 MAR 2001
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At sea
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04 MAR 2001
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South Georgia
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05-07 MAR 2001
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At sea
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08-09 MAR 2001
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Southeast
Falklands
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10-11 MAR 2001
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Port Stanley,
FALKLAND ISLANDS
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12 MAR 2001
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