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Section X presents planned itineraries for U.S. based non-governmental activities in the Treaty area.


  
Quark Expeditions
 
Quark Expeditions of Darien, Connecticut, is planning approximately 22 cruises to the Antarctic during 2000-2001 season using three chartered vessels.  The PROFESSOR MULTANOVSKIY will conduct 10 cruises, the KAPITAN DRANITSYN will conduct 9,  and the KAPITAN KHLEBNIKOV will conduct three 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/December 2000
 

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

20 NOV 2000

at sea

 

21 NOV 2000

New Island

 

22 NOV 2000

Carcass/West Point

 

23 NOV 2000

Steeple Jason

 

24 NOV 2000

at sea

 

25-26 NOV 2000

at sea/South Georgia

 

27 NOV 2000

South Georgia

 

28 NOV-04 DEC 2000

at sea

 

05-06 DEC 2000

Antarctic Peninsula

 

07-11 DEC 2000

at sea

 

12-13 DEC 2000

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

14 DEC 2000

 
Cruise MUL #2
December 2000
 

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

14 DEC 2000

at sea

 

15-16 DEC 2000

Antarctic Peninsula

 

17-21 DEC 2000

at sea

 

22-23 DEC 2000

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

24 DEC 2000

 
Cruise MUL #3
December 2000/January 2001
 

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

24 DEC 2000

at sea

 

25-26 DEC 2000

Antarctic Peninsula

 

27 DEC-01 JAN 2001

at sea

 

02-03 JAN 2001

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

04 JAN 2001

 
Cruise MUL #4
January 2001
 

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

04 JAN 2001

at sea

 

05-06 JAN 2001

Antarctic Peninsula

 

07 –10 JAN 2001

at sea

 

11-12 JAN 2001

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

13 JAN 2001

 
Cruise MUL #5
January 2001
 

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

13 JAN 2001

at sea

 

14 JAN 2001

Westpoint/Carcass

 

15 JAN 2001

Stanley

 

16 JAN 2001

at sea

 

17-18 JAN 2001

South Georgia

 

19-22 JAN 2001

at sea

 

23-24 JAN 2001

Elephant Island

 

25 JAN 2001

Antarctic Peninsula

 

26-28 JAN 2001

at sea

 

29-30  JAN 2001

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

31 JAN 2001

 
Cruise MUL #6
January/February 2001
 

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

31 JAN 2001

at sea

 

01-02 FEB 2001

Antarctic Peninsula

 

03-06 FEB 2001

at sea

 

07-08 FEB 2001

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

09 FEB 2001

 
Cruise MUL #7
February 2001
 

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

09 FEB 2001

at sea

 

10-11 FEB 2001

Antarctic Peninsula

 

12-15 FEB 2001

at sea

 

16-17 FEB 2001

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

18 FEB 2001

 
Cruise MUL #8
February 2001
 

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

18 FEB 2001

at sea

 

19-20 FEB 2001

Antarctic Peninsula

 

21-24 FEB 2001

at sea

 

25-26 FEB 2001

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

27 FEB 2001

 
Cruise MUL #9
February/March 2001
 

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

27 FEB 2001

at sea

 

28- FEB- 01 MAR 2001

Antarctic Peninsula

 

02-05 MAR 2001

at sea/South Orkneys

 

06-07 MAR 2001

at sea/South Georgia

 

08 MAR 2001

South Georgia

 

09-11 MAR 2001

at sea

 

12-14 MAR 2001

Port Stanley

 

15 MAR 2001

New Island/Westpoint

 

16 MAR 2001

at sea

 

17 MAR 2001

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

18 MAR 2001

 
Cruise MUL #10
March 2001  (Sub-chartered by Oceanwide Expeditions of the Netherlands)
 

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

19 MAR 2001

at sea

 

20 MAR 2001

at sea/Penguin Island

 

21 MAR 2001

Hope Bay/Brown Buff

 

22 MAR 2001

Dundee/Paulet

 

23 MAR 2001

at sea

 

24 MAR 2001

South Orkney

 

25 MAR 2001

at sea

 

26 MAR 2001

Grytviken

 

27 MAR 2001

Salisbury/Albatross/Prion

 

28 MAR 2001

Elsehul

 

29 MAR 2001

SAILING TO TRISTAN DE CUNHA

 

30 MAR 2001

 
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 2000
 

Port

 

Dates

Hobart, AUSTRALIA

 

04 DEC 2000

at sea

 

05-06 DEC 2000

Macquarie Island

 

07-08 DEC 2000

at sea

 

09-10 DEC 2000

Pack ice edge

 

11 DEC 2000

Pack ice

 

12-13 DEC 2000

Cape Washington

 

14 DEC 2000

Terra Nova Bay

 

15 DEC 2000

Coulman Island

 

16 DEC 2000

Cape Hallett/Cape Roget

 

17 DEC 2000

Possession Island

 

18 DEC 2000

Cape Adare

 

19 DEC 2000

Pack Ice

 

20 DEC 2000

Pack ice edge

 

21 DEC 2000

at sea

 

22-23 DEC 2000

Campbell Island

 

24 DEC 2000

Enderby Island

 

25 DEC 2000

at sea

 

26-27 DEC 2000

Hobart, AUSTRALIA

 

28 DEC 2000

 
Cruise KLB #2
December 2000/January 2001
 

Port

 

Dates

Hobart, AUSTRALIA

 

28 DEC 2000

at sea

 

29-30 DEC 2000

Macquarie Islands

 

31 DEC 2000

at sea

 

01-02 JAN 2001

Balleny Island

 

03 JAN 2001

Cape Adare

 

04 JAN 2001

Cape Roget/Cape Hallett

 

05 JAN 2001

Cape Hallett/Coulman Island

 

06 JAN 2001

Terra Nova Bay

 

07 JAN 2001

Dry Valleys

 

08 JAN 2001

McMurdo/Cape Evans

 

09 JAN 2001

Cape Royds/Ross Ice Shelf

 

10 JAN 2001

Ross Ice Shelf/Bay of Whales

 

11 JAN 2001

Ross sea

 

12 JAN 2001

Possession Island

 

13 JAN 2001

at sea

 

14-16 JAN 2001

Campbell Island

 

17 JAN 2001

Enderby Island

 

18 JAN 2001

Snares Island

 

19 JAN 2001

Bluff, NEW ZEALAND

 

20 JAN 2001

 
Cruise KLB #3
January/February 2001
 

Port

 

Dates

Bluff, NEW ZEALAND

 

21 JAN 2001

Port Ross/Carnley Harbour

 

22 JAN 2001

Campbell Island

 

23 JAN 2001

at sea

 

24-25 JAN 2001

Pack Ice

 

26 JAN 2001

Cape Adare

 

27 JAN 2001

Terra Nova Bay

 

28 JAN 2001

Dry Valleys/Cape Evans

 

29 JAN 2001

McMurdo/Cape Royds

 

30 JAN 2001

Ross Ice Shelf/Franklin Island

 

31 JAN 2001

Cape Hallett

 

01 FEB 2001

Pack Ice

 

02 FEB 2001

Balleny Islands

 

03 FEB 2001

Pack Ice

 

04 FEB 2001

Mertz Glacier/Commonwealth Bay

 

05 FEB 2001

Port Martin/Astrolabe Glacier/Dumont D’Urville

06 FEB 2001

at sea

 

07-09 FEB 2001

Macquarie Island

 

10-11 FEB 2001

Hobart, AUSTRALIA

 

14 FEB 2001

 
KAPITAN DRANITSYN

The vessel was built in 1981 at the Waratsila Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland.  The ship is owned by FESCO, Vladivostok.  The KAPITAN DRANITSYN 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 KAPITAN DRANITSYN 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 DSYN #1
November/December 2000
 

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

23 NOV 2000

at sea

 

24 NOV 2000

New Island/Westpoint

 

25 NOV 2000

Port Stanley

 

26 NOV 2000

at sea

 

27-28 NOV 2000

Elsehul Bay

 

29 NOV 2000

South Georgia

 

30 NOV-02 DEC 2000

at sea

 

 03 DEC 2000

Antarctic Peninsula

 

04-08 DEC 2000

at sea

 

09-10 DEC 2000

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

11 DEC 2000

 
Cruise DSYN #2
December 2000
 

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

11 DEC 2000

at sea

 

12-13 DEC 2000

Antarctic Peninsula

 

14-17 DEC 2000

at sea

 

18-19 DEC 2000

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

20 DEC 2000

 
Cruise DSYN #3
December 2000
 

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

20 DEC 2000

at sea

 

21-22 DEC 2000

Antarctic Peninsula

 

23-26 DEC 2000

at sea

 

27-28 DEC 2000

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

29 DEC 2000

 
Cruise DSYN #4
December 2000/January 2001
 

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

29 DEC 2000

at sea

 

30-31 DEC 2000

Antarctic Peninsula

 

01-05 JAN 2001

at sea

 

06-07 JAN 2001

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

08 JAN 2001

  
Cruise DSYN #5
January 2001
  

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

08 JAN 2001

at sea

 

09 JAN 2001

New Island/Westpoint

 

10 JAN 2001

Port Stanley

 

11 JAN 2001

at sea

 

12-13 JAN 2001

Elsehul/Grytviken

 

14 JAN 2001

South Georgia

 

15-17 JAN 2001

at sea

 

18 JAN 2001

Elephant Island

 

19 JAN 2001

Antarctic Peninsula

 

20-23 JAN 2001

at sea

 

24-25 JAN 2001

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

26  JAN 2001

 
Cruise DSYN #6
January/February 2001
 

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

26 JAN 2001

at sea

 

27-28 JAN 2001

Antarctic Peninsula

 

29 JAN -01 FEB 2001

at sea

 

02-03 FEB 2001

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

04 FEB 2001

 
Cruise DSYN #7
February 2001
 

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

04 FEB 2001

at sea

 

05-06 FEB 2001

Antarctic Peninsula

 

07-10 FEB 2001

at sea

 

11-12 FEB 2001

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

13 FEB 2001

 
Cruise DSYN #8
February 2001
 

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

13 FEB 2001

at sea

 

14-15 FEB 2001

Antarctic Peninsula

 

16-19 FEB 2001

at sea

 

20-21 FEB 2001

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

22 FEB 2001

 
Cruise DSYN #9
February/March 2001
 

Port

 

Dates

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

22 FEB 2001

at sea

 

23-24 FEB 2001

Antarctic Peninsula

 

25-28 FEB 2001

at sea

 

01 MAR 2001

at sea/South Orkneys

 

02 MAR 2001

at sea

 

03 MAR 2001

South Georgia

 

04-06 MAR 2001

at sea

 

07-08 MAR 2001

Port Stanley

 

09 MAR 2001

Carcass/West Point

 

10 MAR 2001

at sea

 

11 MAR 2001

Ushuaia, ARGENTINA

 

12 MAR 2001

 

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