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Ship-Based Operations Ship Based Report http://eies.ats.aq/Ats.IE/ieOpShipBasedRpt.aspx?period=1 Antarctic Treaty Electronic Information Exchange System Party: United States Period: Pre-Season Information - 2010/2011 Operational Information – Non Governmental Expeditions - Ship-Based Operations Name: Abercrombie & Kent USA LLC 1411 Opus Place, Excutive Towers 2, Suite 300, Downers Grove, IL, USA Contact Address: Operator: 60515-1182 Email Address: [email protected] Web Site Address: http://www.abercrombiekent.com Name of Vessel: M/V Le Boreal Country of Registry: France Number of Voyages: 3 Maximum Crew: 136 Maximum Passengers: 264 Estimate 200 passengers/voyage. No more than 100 will be landed at one time and operators will maintain the minimum staff-to-passenger rate of 1:20 ashore. These voyages plan to visit a variety of places within the Antarctic Peninsula area, including coastal areas and nearby offshore islands. Planned activities include scenic cruising, whale- and other wildlife-watching excursions in Zodiac-landing craft, and landings at wildlife sites, scientific research stations, and sites of historic interest. Permission will be obtained in advance for visits to scientific research stations and, when required, to sites of historic interest. Additionally, adherence to the Remarks: 72-hour prior notification of a visit to station commanders will be followed, as will reconfirmation (24 hours out) for any pre-arranged visit. This schedule, however, is still a preliminary schedule. With the exception of pre-arranged visits to scientific stations, the final itineraries will be determined on board by the Captain and Expedition Leader, based upon weather and ice conditions and coordination of our schedule with other vessels (where known), and in consultation with Expedition Leaders aboard the other ships. Sites visited may vary depending o n weather and ice co nditio ns as well as length o f cruise. Voyages: Depart. Date Depart. Port Arrival Date Arrival Port 09 Dec 2010 Ushuaia 19 Dec 2010 Ushuaia Landing Sites: Site Name: Vortex Island Latitude: 63°44´S Longitude: 57°38´W Date Landing: 12/12/2010 Activity: (afternoon) Site Name: Paulet Island Latitude: 63°35´S Longitude: 55°47´W Date Landing: 12/12/2010 Activity: (morning) Site Name: Half Moon Island Latitude: 62°36´S Longitude: 59°55´W Date Landing: 13/12/2010 Activity: (morning) Site Name: Whalers Bay Latitude: 62°59´S Longitude: 60°34´W Date Landing: 13/12/2010 Activity: (afternoon) Site Name: Enterprise Island Latitude: 64°32´S Longitude: 62°00´W Date Landing: 14/12/2010 Activity: (morning) Site Name: Almirante Brown Latitude: 64º 54´ 00´´ S Longitude: 62º 52´ 00´´ W Date Landing: 14/12/2010 1 of 89 11/15/2010 5:25 PM Ship Based Report http://eies.ats.aq/Ats.IE/ieOpShipBasedRpt.aspx?period=1 Activity: (afternoon) Site Name: Skontorp Cove Latitude: 64°54´S Longitude: 62°52´W Date Landing: 14/12/2010 Activity: (afternoon) Site Name: Palmer Station Latitude: 64°46´30´´S Longitude: 64°30´42´´W Date Landing: 15/12/2010 Activity: (morning and afternoon) Site Name: Peterman Island Latitude: 65º 10´ 00´´ S Longitude: 64º 10´ 00´´ W Date Landing: 16/12/2010 Activity: (morning) Site Name: Cuverville Island Latitude: 64°41´S Longitude: 62°38´W Date Landing: 16/12/2010 Activity: (afternoon) 19 Dec 2010 Ushuaia 04 Jan 2011 Ushuaia Landing Sites: Site Name: Paulet Island Latitude: 63°35´S Longitude: 55°47´W Date Landing: 29/09/2010 Activity: (afternoon) Site Name: Elephant Island Latitude: 61°10´S Longitude: 55°14´W Date Landing: 28/12/2010 Activity: (afternoon) Site Name: Point Wild Latitude: 61º 06´ 00´´ S Longitude: 54º 52´ 00´´ W Date Landing: 28/12/2010 Activity: (afternoon) Site Name: Devil Island Latitude: 63°48´S Longitude: 57°17´W Date Landing: 29/12/2010 Activity: (morning) Site Name: Whalers Bay Latitude: 62°59´S Longitude: 60°34´W Date Landing: 30/12/2010 Activity: (afternoon) Site Name: Half Moon Island Latitude: 62°36´S Longitude: 59°55´W Date Landing: 30/12/2010 Activity: (morning) Site Name: Vernadsky station Latitude: 65º 15´ 00´´ S Longitude: 64º 15´ 00´´ W Date Landing: 31/12/2010 Activity: (afternoon) Site Name: Petermann Island Latitude: 65°10´S Longitude: 64°10´W Date Landing: 31/12/2010 Activity: (morning) Site Name: Jo ugla Po int Latitude: 64°50´S Longitude: 63°30´W Date Landing: 01/01/2011 Activity: (morning) Site Name: Go udier Island Latitude: 64°50´S Longitude: 63°30´W Date Landing: 01/01/2011 Activity: (morning) Site Name: Almirante Brown Latitude: 64º 54´ 00´´ S Longitude: 62º 52´ 00´´ W Date Landing: 01/01/2011 Activity: (afternoon) 2 of 89 11/15/2010 5:25 PM Ship Based Report http://eies.ats.aq/Ats.IE/ieOpShipBasedRpt.aspx?period=1 Site Name: Skontorp Cove Latitude: 64°54´S Longitude: 62°52´W Date Landing: 01/01/2011 Activity: (afternoon) 04 Jan 2011 Ushuaia 19 Jan 2011 Ushuaia Landing Sites: Site Name: Point Wild Latitude: 61º 06´ 00´´ S Longitude: 54º 52´ 00´´ W Date Landing: 13/01/2011 Activity: (afternoon) Site Name: Elephant Island Latitude: 61°10´S Longitude: 55°14´W Date Landing: 13/01/2011 Activity: (afternoon) Site Name: Penguin Island Latitude: 62°06´S Longitude: 57°54´W Date Landing: 14/01/2011 Activity: (morning) Site Name: Arctowski Station Latitude: 62°09´45´´S Longitude: 58°28´W Date Landing: 14/01/2011 Activity: (afternoon) Site Name: Whalers Bay Latitude: 62°59´S Longitude: 60°34´W Date Landing: 15/01/2011 Activity: (afternoon) Site Name: Half Moon Island Latitude: 62°36´S Longitude: 59°55´W Date Landing: 15/01/2011 Activity: (morning) Site Name: Neko Harbor Latitude: 64°50´S Longitude: 62°33´W Date Landing: 16/01/2011 Activity: (evening) Site Name: Go udier Island Latitude: 64°50´S Longitude: 63°30´W Date Landing: 16/01/2011 Activity: (morning) Site Name: Cuverville Island Latitude: 64°41´S Longitude: 62°38´W Date Landing: 16/01/2011 Activity: (evening) Site Name: Jo ugla Po int Latitude: 64°50´S Longitude: 63°30´W Date Landing: 16/01/2011 Activity: (morning) 3 of 89 11/15/2010 5:25 PM Ship Based Report http://eies.ats.aq/Ats.IE/ieOpShipBasedRpt.aspx?period=1 Name: Crystal Cruises Inc. Contact Address: 2049 Century Park East, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA USA 90067 Operator: Email Address: [email protected] Web Site Address: www.crystalcruises.com Name of Vessel: MS Crystal Symphony Country of Registry: The Bahamas Number of Voyages: 1 Maximum Crew: 545 Maximum Passengers: 940 Estimated number of passengers on this cruise is 800. The MS Crystal Symphony, on an eighteen day voyage from Valparaiso to Buenos Aires, will conduct scenic cruising only while in the Antarctic Treaty area. Remarks: She will not anchor nor berth in the Treaty area. Sites visited may vary depending on weather and ice co nditions as well as length o f cruise. Voyages: Depart. Date Depart. Port Arrival Date Arrival Port 20 Jan 2011 Valparaiso 07 Feb 2011 Buenos Aires Landing Sites: Site Name: Paradise Bay Latitude: 64º 52´ 00´´ S Longitude: 62º 52´ 00´´ W Date Landing: 29/01/2011 Activity: Scenic cruising only Site Name: Gerlache Strait Latitude: 64°30´S Longitude: 62°20´W Date Landing: 29/01/2011 Activity: Scenic cruising only Site Name: Bismarck Strait Latitude: 64°51´S Longitude: 64°00´W Date Landing: 29/01/2011 Activity: Scenic cruising Site Name: Neumayer Channel Latitude: 64°47´S Longitude: 63°30´W Date Landing: 29/01/2011 Activity: Scenic cruising only Site Name: Deception Island Latitude: 62°57´S Longitude: 60°38´W Date Landing: 30/01/2011 Activity: Scenic cruising only Site Name: Errera Channel Latitude: 64°42´S Longitude: 62°36´W Date Landing: 30/01/2011 Activity: Scenic cruising only Site Name: Lemaire Channel Latitude: 65°04´S Longitude: 63°57´W Date Landing: 30/01/2011 Activity: Scenic cruising only Site Name: Hope Bay Latitude: 63°23´S Longitude: 57°00´W Date Landing: 31/01/2011 Activity: Scenic cruising only Site Name: Elephant Island Latitude: 61°10´S Longitude: 55°14´W Date Landing: 31/01/2011 Activity: Scenic cruising only 4 of 89 11/15/2010 5:25 PM Ship Based Report http://eies.ats.aq/Ats.IE/ieOpShipBasedRpt.aspx?period=1 Name: Explorers´ Corner LLC Contact Address: 1865 Solano Ave./PMB 926, Berkeley, CA 94707 Operator: Email Address: [email protected] Web Site Address: www.explorerscorner.com Name of Vessel: S/V Northanger Country of Registry: New Zealand Number of Voyages: 1 Maximum Crew: 2 Maximum Passengers: 10 Estimated number of passengers on this voyage is six. The objective of the voyage is to sail to the Antarctic Peninsula and depending on the ice and weather conditions, arrive at Melchior Island and continue southwards by boat as far as the Argentine Islands. With a small group of highly experienced sailors and sea kayakers the organizers plan to visit a number of the relatively safe small boat anchorages. From there, day kayaking trips will be made in attempts to sea kayak some of the most spectacular, and safe shorelines in the Peninsula Area. Some exploratory excursions will be made in search of safe, kayaking areas in the Peninsula area. The Remarks: expedition organizers have no intentions of visiting any of the bases or entering any ASPA’s or SMA’s or HSM’s apart from Port Lockroy. Deception Island is the closest they may come to any of these areas on this voyage apart from Port Lockroy. Copies of all print outs available regarding the areas to avoid plus codes of conduct will be kept on hand.
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