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MV Ortelius

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MV Ortelius anchored at Cape Adare
History
Russia
NameMarina Svetaeva
NamesakeMarina Tsvetaeva
OwnerLLC RN-Sakhalinmorneftegaz
Port of registryKorsakov, Russia
BuilderStocznia Gdynia, Gdynia, Poland
Launched22 December 1988
Identification
FateSold, 1999
Russia
NameMarina Svetaeva
NamesakeMarina Svetaeva
OwnerMarine Company Sakhalin-Kurils LLC
Port of registryKholmsk, Russia
Acquired1999
Identification
FateSold, 2011
Netherlands
NameOrtelius
NamesakeAbraham Ortelius
OwnerOceanwide Expeditions, Vlissingen, Netherlands
Port of registryVlissingen, Netherlands
Acquired2011
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics [5]
TypeCruise ship
Tonnage
Length
  • 91.25 m (299 ft 5 in) o/a
  • 78.45 m (257 ft 5 in) p/p
Beam17.61 m (57 ft 9 in)
Draught5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Ice class1A
Installed powerSulzer 6ZL40/48
Speed14.3 knots (26.5 km/h; 16.5 mph)
Capacity100 passengers
Crew41
Aircraft carried2 × Squirrel 350 or Bell 206 LongRanger helicopters
Aviation facilitiesHelipad and hangar (added 2007)

MV Ortelius is an ice-strengthened vessel currently employed for expedition-style polar cruises by owner and operator Oceanwide Expeditions. She was originally named Marina Svetaeva and was built in Gdynia, Poland, in 1989 as a special-purpose vessel for the LLC RN-Sakhalinmorneftegaz.

The ship operated in the Russian Far East for the Marine Company Sakhalin-Kurils LLC, as a passenger and supply vessel, then as an accommodation and supply ship to oil fields in the northern Pacific Ocean. In December 2007, she was chartered by Aurora Expeditions of Sydney, Australia, as a cruise ship in the Arctic and Antarctic seas.

Marina Svetaeva was acquired in 2011 by the Dutch company Oceanwide Expeditions, based in Vlissingen, Netherlands. She was renamed Ortelius and registered in Cyprus.[5]

On 16 January 2014, Ortelius was scheduled to sail for a 10-day Antarctic Peninsula voyage. All passengers were aboard, but the anchor system failed and the boat never left port. This technical problem was soon solved, however, and Ortelius continued her Antarctic season as planned. A highlight of that particular season was a successful expedition to Snow Hill Island, where passengers were transported by helicopter to a colony of emperor penguins and their chicks.

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References

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  1. ^ "Ortelius - Vessel's Details and Position". marinetraffic.com. 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Marina Tsvetayeva". shipspotting.com. 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Ortelius - Vessel's Details and Position". marinetraffic.com. 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Marina Tsvetayeva". shipspotting.com. 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  5. ^ "An Introduction to the MV Marina Svetaeva" (PDF). globalchimaks.com. 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
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