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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 ten cruises to the Antarctic Peninsula during the
1999-2000 season using the M/S EXPLORER.
M/S EXPLORER
Call letters of the
vessel are ELJD8; registry is Liberian.
The M/S 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). M/S 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:
Cruise
EX-#1
November
1999
| Ports
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Dates
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| Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS
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07 NOV 1999
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| Southeast Falklands
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08 NOV 1999
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| At sea
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|
09 NOV 1999
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| At sea
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|
10 NOV 1999
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| South Georgia
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|
11-13 NOV 1999
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| at sea
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|
14 NOV 1999
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| South Orkneys
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|
15 NOV 1999
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| Antarctic Peninsula
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|
16-19 NOV 1999
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| at sea
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20-21 NOV 1999
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| Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
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|
22 NOV 1999
|
Cruise
EX-#2
November/December
1999
| Ports
|
|
Dates
|
| Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
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|
22 NOV 1999
|
| at sea
|
|
23-24 NOV 1999
|
| Antarctic Peninsula
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|
25-29 NOV 1999
|
| at sea
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30 NOV - 01 DEC 1999
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| Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
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|
02 DEC 1999
|
Cruise
EX-#3
December
1999
| Ports
|
|
Dates
|
| Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
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|
02 DEC 1999
|
| at sea
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|
03-04 DEC 1999
|
| Antarctic Peninsula
|
|
05-09 DEC 1999
|
| Drake Passage (at sea)
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10-11 DEC 1999
|
| Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
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|
12 DEC 1999
|
Cruise
EX-#4
December
1999
| Ports
|
|
Dates
|
| Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
|
|
12 DEC 1999
|
| at sea
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|
13-14 DEC 1999
|
| Antarctic Peninsula
|
|
15-19 DEC 1999
|
| at sea
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|
20-21 DEC 1999
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| New & Carcass Islands,
Falklands
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22 DEC 1999
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| Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS
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23 DEC 1999
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Cruise
EX-#5
December
1999/January 2000
| Ports
|
|
Dates
|
| Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS
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|
23 DEC 1999
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| Carcass/New Island
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24 DEC 1999
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| at sea
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25-26 DEC 1999
|
| Antarctic Peninsula
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|
27 DEC - 01 JAN 2000
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| Drake Passage (at sea)
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|
02-03 JAN 2000
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| Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
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|
04 JAN 2000
|
Cruise EX-#6
January
2000
| Ports
|
|
Dates
|
| Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
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|
04 JAN 2000
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| Drake Passage (at sea)
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05-06 JAN 2000
|
| Antarctic Peninsula
|
|
07-11 JAN 2000
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| at sea
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12-13 JAN 2000
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| Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
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14 JAN 2000
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Cruise
EX-#7
January/February
2000
| Ports
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|
Dates
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| Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
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|
14 JAN 2000
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| at sea
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15-16 JAN 2000
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|
Antarctic Peninsula
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17-21 JAN 2000
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| At sea
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|
22-23 JAN 2000
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| Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
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24 JAN 2000
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|
|
Cruise
EX-#8
January/February
2000
| Ports
|
|
Dates
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| Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
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24 JAN 2000
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| At sea
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25-26 JAN 2000
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| Antarctic Peninisula
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27-30 JAN 2000
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| South Orkneys
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|
31 JAN 2000
|
| at sea
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01 FEB 2000
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| South Georgia
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02-04 FEB 2000
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| At sea
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|
05-06 FEB 2000
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| Southeast Falklands
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07 FEB 2000
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| Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS
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08 FEB 2000
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Cruise
EX-#9
February
2000
| Ports
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Dates
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| Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS
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08 FEB 2000
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| Carcass/New Island
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09 FEB 2000
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| At sea
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10-11 FEB 2000
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| Antarctic Peninsula
|
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12-18 FEB 2000
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| at sea
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19-20 FEB 2000
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| Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
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|
21 FEB 2000
|
Cruise
EX #10
February
/March 2000
| Ports
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|
Dates
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| Ushuaia, ARGENTINA
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21 FEB 2000
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| at sea
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22-23 FEB 2000
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| Antarctic Peninsula
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24-27 FEB 2000
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| South Orkneys
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|
28 FEB 2000
|
| at sea
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29 FEB 2000
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| South Georgia
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01-03 MAR 2000
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| At sea
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04-05 MAR 2000
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| Southeast Falklands
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06 MAR 2000
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| Port Stanley, FALKLAND ISLANDS
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07 MAR 2000
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