Antarctic Diver- TourismPreviousTourism T of CNext 2001-2002 Plans index
 

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 31 cruises to the Antarctic during 2001-2002 season using four chartered vessels. The PROFESSOR MULTANOVSKIY will conduct 9 cruises, the KAPITAN DRANITSYN 8 cruises, the PROFESSOR MOLCHANOV 10 cruises, and the KAPITAN KHLEBNIKOV will conduct 3 cruises.

PROFESSOR MOLCHANOV

The vessel was built in 1983 in Finland and designed as an ice-strengthened research vessel. It ha now been refurbished and refitted to provide comfortable passenger accommodation. The vessel’s call sign is UAKA, and INMARSAT numbers are 627315410/411. It measures 71.6 meters in length, 12.8 meters in breadth, approximately 4.5 meters in draft, and a displacement of 2,140 tons.The vessel is powered by two 1,560 hp diesel engines and is capable of sea speeds of 14 knots. The MOLCHNOV has a full compliment of zodiac landing craft. The vessel can accommodate 38 passengers and approximately 30 crew.

Schedules for each of the cruises follows:
 
Cruise MOL #1
November 2001
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 22 NOV 2001
At sea 23 NOV 2001
West Falklands 24 NOV 2001
Port Stanley 25 NOV 2001
At sea 26-27 NOV 2001
South Georgia 28 NOV – 01 DEC 2001
At sea 02-03 DEC 2001
Antarctic Peninsula 04-07 DEC 2001
At sea 08-09 DEC 2001
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 10 DEC 2001
 
Cruise MOL #2
 December 2001
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 10 DEC 2001
At sea 11 DEC 2001
Antarctic Peninsula 12-16 DEC 2001
At sea 17-18 DEC 2001
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 19 DEC 2001
 
Cruise MOL #3
 December  2001
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 19 DEC 2001
At Sea 20-21 DEC 2001
Antarctic Peninsula 22-25 DEC 2001
At sea 26-27 DEC 2001
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 28 DEC 2001
 
Cruise MOL #4
 December 2001/January 2002
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 28 DEC 2001
At sea 29-30 DEC 2001
Antarctic Peninsula 31 DEC 2001–04 JAN 2002
At sea 05-06 JAN 2002
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 07 JAN 2002
 
Cruise MOL #5
 January 2002
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 07 JAN 2002
At sea 08 JAN 2002
Falkland Islands 09 JAN 2002
Port Stanley 10 JAN 2002
At sea 11-12 JAN 2002
South Georgia 13-15 JAN 2002
At sea 16-17 JAN 2002
Antarctic Peninsula 18-22 JAN 2002
At sea 23-24 JAN 2002
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 25 JAN 2002
 
Cruise MOL #6
 January/February 2002
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 25 JAN 2002
At sea 26-27 JAN 2002
Antarctic Peninsula 28 JAN – 01 FEB 2002
At sea 02-03 FEB 2002
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 04 FEB 2002
 
Cruise MOL #7
 February 2002
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 04 FEB 2002
At sea 05-06 FEB 2002
Antarctic Peninsula 07-11 FEB 2002
At sea 12-13 FEB 2002
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 14 FEB 2002
 
Cruise MOL #8
 February 2002
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 14 FEB 2002
At sea 15-16 FEB 2002
Antarctic Peninsula 17-21 FEB 2002
At sea 22-23 FEB 2002
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 24 FEB 2002
 
Cruise MOL #9
 February/March 2002
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 24 FEB 2002
At sea 25-26 FEB 2002
Antarctic Peninsula 27 FEB – 02 MAR 2002
At sea 03-04 MAR 2002
South Georgia 05-08 MAR 2002
At sea 09-10 MAR 2002
Port Stanley 11 MAR 2002
Falkland Islands 12 MAR 2002
At sea 13 MAR 2002
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 14 MAR 2002
 
Cruise MOL #10
 March 2002 (Sub-chartered by Oceanwide Expeditions of The Netherlands)
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 15 MAR 2002
At sea 16-17 MAR 2002
Antarctic Peninsula 18-19 MAR 2002
South Orkneys 20-22 MAR 2002
South Georgia 23-25 MAR 2002
At sea 26-30 MAR 2002
Tristan da Cunha, CHILE 31 MAR 2002
 

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 call sign is UCLA and INMARSAT numbers are 762926715/717. The 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 2001  
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 12 NOV 2001
At sea 13 NOV 2001
West Falklands 14 NOV 2001
Port Stanley 15 NOV 2001
At sea 16-17 NOV 2001
South Georgia 18-21 NOV 2001
At sea 22-23 NOV 2001
Antarctic Peninsula 24-27 NOV 2001
At sea 28-29 NOV 2001
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 30 NOV 2001
 
Cruise MUL #2
 November/December 2001
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 30 NOV 2001
At sea 01 DEC 2001
West Falklands 02-03 DEC 2001
At sea 04-05 DEC 2001
South Georgia 06-09 DEC 2001
At sea 10-11 DEC 2001
Antarctic Peninsula 12-16 DEC 2001
At sea 17-18 DEC 2001
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 19 DEC 2001
 
Cruise MUL #3
 December 2001
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 19 DEC 2001
At sea 20-21 DEC 2001
Antarctic Peninsula 22-25 DEC 2001
At sea 26-27 DEC 2001
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 28 DEC 2001
 
Cruise MUL #4
 December/January 2002 (Sub-charted by Mt. Travel Sobek of El Cerrito, California)
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 28 DEC 2001
At sea 29-30 DEC 2001
Antarctic Peninsula 01 DEC - JAN 03 2002
At sea 04-05 JAN 2002
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 06 JAN 2002
 
Cruise MUL #5
 January 2002
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 06 JAN 2002
At sea 07 JAN 2002
West Falklands 08-09 JAN 2002
At sea 10-11 JAN 2002
South Georgia 12-16 JAN 2002
At sea 17-18 JAN 2002
Antarctic Peninsula 19-22 JAN 2002
At sea 23-34 JAN 2002
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 25 JAN 2002
 
Cruise MUL #6
 January/February 2002
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 25 JAN 2002
At sea 26-27 JAN 2002
Antarctic Peninsula 28 JAN -01 FEB 2002
At sea 02-03 FEB 2002
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 04 FEB 2002
 
Cruise MUL #7
 February 2002
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 07 FEB 2002
At sea 05-06 FEB 2002
Antarctic Peninsula 07-11 FEB 2002
At sea 12-13 FEB 2002
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 14 FEB 2002
 
Cruise MUL #8
 February 2002
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 14 FEB 2002
At sea 15-16 FEB 2002
Antarctic Peninsula 17-20 FEB 2002
At sea 21-22 FEB 2002
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 23 FEB 2002
 
Cruise MUL #9
 February/March 2002
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 23 FEB 2002
At sea 24-25 FEB 2002
Antarctic Peninsula 25-28 FEB 2002
South Orkneys 01 MAR 2002
At sea 02 MAR 2002
South Georgia 03-06 MAR 2002
At sea 07-09 MAR 2002
Port Stanley 10 MAR 2002
West Falklands 11 MAR 2002
Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS 12 MAR 2002
 

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 and the INMARSAT number is 872-1400676. The 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 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
 November/December 2001
 

Port

 

Dates
Hobart, AUSTRALIA 25 NOV 2001
At sea 26-27 NOV 2001
Macquarie Island 28-29 NOV 2001
At sea 30 NOV – DEC 2001
Pack ice edge 02-04 DEC 2001
Cape Washington  05 DEC 2001
Terra Nova Bay 06 DEC 2001
Coulman Island/Cape Hallett 07 DEC 2001
Cape Hallett/Cape Roget 08 DEC 2001
Possession Island 09 DEC 2001
Cape Adare 10 DEC 2001
Pack Ice 11 DEC 2001
Pack ice edge 12 DEC 2001
At sea 13-14 DEC 2001
Campbell Island 15 DEC 2001
Enderby Island 16 DEC 2001
At sea 17-18 DEC 2001
Hobart, AUSTRALIA 19 DEC 2001
 
Cruise KLB #2
 December 2001/January 2002
 

Port

 

Dates
Hobart, AUSTRALIA 27 DEC 2001
At sea 28-29 DEC 2001
Macquarie Islands 30-31 DEC 2001
At sea/Ice Edge 01-02 JAN 2002
Balleny Island 03 JAN 2002
Cape Adare 04 JAN 2002
Coulman Island 05 JAN 2002
Terra Nova Bay/Cape Washington 06 JAN 2002
Dryglaskiy Ice Tongue 07 JAN 2002
Dry Valleys/Cape Evans 08 JAN 2002
McMurdo/Scott Base/Cape Royds 09 JAN 2002
Ross Ice Shelf/Bay of Whales 10 JAN 2002
Bay of Whales 11 JAN 2002
Ross Sea 12 JAN 2002
Cape Hallett 13 JAN 2002
Ice Edge 14 JAN 2002
At sea 15-16 JAN 2002
Campbell Island 17 JAN 2002
Enderby Island 18 JAN 2002
At sea 19 JAN 2002
Lyttleton, NEW ZEALAND 20 JAN 2002

Cruise KLB #3
 January/February 2002
 

Port

 

Dates
Lyttleton, NEW ZEALAND 20 JAN 2002
At sea 21 JAN 2002
Enderby Island 22 JAN 2002
Campbell Island 23 JAN 2002
At sea 24-25 JAN 2002
Ice Edge 26 JAN 2002
Cape Adare 27 JAN 2002
Coulman Island/Cape Washington 28 JAN 2002
Terra Nova Bay/Drygalskiy Ice Tongue 29 JAN 2002
Dry Valleys/Cape Evans 30 JAN 2002
McMurdo/Scott Base/Cape Royds 31 JAN 2002
Ross Ice Shelf/Franklin Island 01 FEB 2002
Cape Hallett 02 FEB 2002
Cape Roget 03 FEB 2002
Possession Island 04 FEB 2002
Balleny Island 05 FEB 2002
At Sea 06-07 FEB 2002
Macquarie Island 08-09 FEB 2002
At sea 10-11 FEB 2002
Hobart, AUSTRALIA 12 FEB 2002
 
KAPITAN DRANITSYN

The vessel was built in 1981 at the Waratsila Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland. The ship is owned by FESCO, Vladivostok. The 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 vessel’s call sign is UCJP and INMARSAT numbers are 1405660 or 427300148. The 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 2001
 

Port

 

Dates
Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS 10 NOV 2001
At sea 11-12 NOV 2001
South Georgia 13-15 NOV 2001
South Sandwich Islands 16-17 NOV 2001
Weddell Sea 18-19 NOV 2001
Princess Martha Coast 20-26 NOV 2001
Weddell Sea 27-30 NOV 2001
South Orkneys 01-02 DEC 2001
At sea 03-05 DEC 2001
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 06 DEC 2001
 
Cruise DSYN #2
 December 2001

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 06 DEC 2001
At sea 07 DEC 2001
Antarctic Peninsula 08-14 DEC 2001
At sea 15-16 DEC 2001
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 17 DEC 2001
 
Cruise DSYN #3
 December 2001
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 17 DEC 2001
At sea 18-19 DEC 2001
Antarctic Peninsula 20-25 DEC 2001
At sea 26-27 DEC 2001
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 28 DEC 2001
 
Cruise DSYN #4
 December 2001/January 2002
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 28 DEC 2001
At sea 29 DEC 2001
West Falklands 30 DEC 2001
Port Stanley 31 DEC 2001
At sea 01-02 JAN 2002
South Georgia 03-06 JAN 2002
At sea 07 JAN 2002
Antarctic Peninsula 08-12 JAN 2002
At sea 13-14 JAN 2002
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 15 JAN 2002
  
Cruise DSYN #5
 January 2002
  

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 15 JAN 2002
At sea 16 JAN 2002
Antarctic Peninsula 17-23 JAN 2002
At sea 24-25 JAN 2002
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 26 JAN 2002
 
Cruise DSYN #6
 January/February 2002
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 26 JAN 2002
At sea 27 JAN 2002
West Falklands 28 JAN 2002
Port Stanley 29 JAN 2002
At sea 30-31 JAN 2002
South Georgia 01-04 FEB 2002
At sea 05-07 FEB 2002
Antarctic Peninsula 08-10 FEB 2002
At sea 11-12 FEB 2002
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 13 FEB 2002
 
Cruise DSYN #7
 February 2002
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 13 FEB 2002
At sea 14-15 FEB 2002
Antarctic Peninsula 16-23 FEB 2002
At sea 24-25 FEB 2002
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 26 FEB 2002
 
Cruise DSYN #8
 February/March 2002
 

Port

 

Dates
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 26 FEB 2002
At sea 27-28 FEB 2002
Antarctic Peninsula 01-04 MAR 2002
At sea 05 MAR 2002
Port Stanley 06 MAR 2002
Falklands 07 MAR 2002
At sea 08 MAR 2002
Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 09 MAR 2002

 
PreviousBack to Table of ContentsNextSearchDownloadMore InformationTreaty Homewww.nsf.govOPP Home