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G.A.P. Adventures listed: 24 Britons, 17 Dutch, 14 Americans, 12 Canadians and 10 Australians, four Swedes, four Irish, three Danes, two
Argentines, two Belgians, two Chinese (Hong Kong), and single passengers from China, France, Germany, Japan, Colombia, Sweden. Not clarified, are earlier reports of
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later said in a statement that it had observed "significant" damage. The official report of the sinking noted: "The damage sustained had to have extended along the length of the vessel from Cabins 308 to 314 for at least a distance of 3.6 meters, and, in all likelihood, had punctured and sliced holes
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On her way back to Ushaia, Tierra del Fuego, where she was due on
December 30, the Lindblad Explorer passed by Wiencke Island, which lies between Anvers Island and the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. She was off Cape Astrup at the north-eastern end of the island when she ran aground. A sunken
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Liberian Bureau of Maritime Affairs. The report into the accident was released in April 2009. The report cites the decision by Captain Bengt Wiman, age 49, to enter the ice field based on his knowledge and information available at the time as the primary reason why
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reported a loud "bang" at the time of impact, although others reported that there had been no noticeable impact, or at least nothing more than the normal crunching of ice experienced when sailing through icy waters. One passenger reported sea water in their cabin at about 03:00
1017:, after the master failed to ensure its transfer from the ship despite being reminded to do so. The report also found that, given that the GAP staff "served the function of crew members", they should have had "the required safety training and documents as seafarers".
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Passengers reported seeing red paint on the passing ice less than thirty minutes prior to when the flooding was reported, another indication that the vessel was passing through compact and hard ice. The master of
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was so severely damaged. "He was under the mistaken impression that he was encountering first year ice, which in fact, as the
Chilean Navy Report indicated, was much harder land ice."
900:, Chile, in two separate flights; one on Saturday 24 November and the other on Sunday 25 November. Those passengers not taken to Punta Arenas (an estimated 70) were taken to Uruguay's
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The report praises the performance of the master and crew in organizing and evacuating the passengers, and notes that lives were likely saved due to the actions of these individuals.
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was very experienced in Baltic waters, but he was unfamiliar with the type of ice he encountered in
Antarctic waters. The report's investigating officer could not convince
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was when it ran aground near La Plaza Point, Antarctica, on 11 February 1972; her passengers, Lindblad among them, were rescued by the
Chilean Navy. She was towed to
1597:"Report of Investigation in the Matter of Sinking of Passenger Vessel EXPLORER (O.N. 8495) 23 November 2007 in the Bransfield Strait near the South Shetland Islands"
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call was put out by the ship at 04:24 UTC, and rescue operations were quickly coordinated by the DPA Peter Burman in Sweden who directly took contact with the
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which was operating as a passenger cruise ship at the time. By 07:30 UTC all 91 passengers, nine guides and 54 crew, from over 14 countries, had taken to the
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was commissioned by Lars-Eric
Lindblad, the Swedish-American pioneer of "exotic expedition" tours, and built in 1969 at Uudenkaupungin Telakka, a shipyard in
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was "perfect for ice navigation", and stated that the explanation of the sinking "doesn't add up" and that "essential pieces of the story are missing".
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767:(an area typically stormy with rough seas). After visiting the Falkland Islands and South Georgia, she hit an iceberg on 23 November 2007 in the
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1155:"154 Rescued From Sinking Ship in Antarctic: Passengers, Crew Boarding Another Ship After Wait In Lifeboats; No Injuries Reported"
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was completely submerged at 19:00 UTC, approximately 20 hours after the initial impact and damage to her hull. Her wreck lies at
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Antarctic on 25 December 1979. The 70 passengers and 34 of the crew were rescued by the Chilean Navy Antarctic transport
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Reel, Monte (25 November 2007). "Passengers of Doomed Cruise Ship Reach Chile With Vivid
Accounts".
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Norwegian ship MS
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1085:(O.N. 8495) 23 November 2007 in the Bransfield Strait near the South Shetland Islands"
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429:(until 1992). Ownership of the vessel changed several times, the last owner being the
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on King George Island, from where they were subsequently airlifted by
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1983–1985: Ferry Services Curacao NV, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
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In an article published on 8 December 2007, experts considered that
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in 1984. She was involved in the rescue of the crew of an Argentine
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392:. She was the first cruise ship to sink there, after striking an
1658:"Armada apoya labores de rescate de buque de pasajeros Explorer"
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Lars-Eric Lindblad, 67, Pioneer Of Tours to Exotic Destinations
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Pavia, Will; Strange, Hannah; Bone, James (24 November 2007).
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Antarctic cruise ship tourists live to tell 'Titanic 2' jokes
1402:. No. 60509. London. 27 December 1979. col G, p. 4.
1281:. The Falkland Islands News. 23 November 2007. Archived from
1453:"Iceberg blamed as passengers flee holed ship in icy waters"
455:, an area which is usually stormy but was calm at the time.
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on 23 November 2007. All passengers and crew were rescued.
759:, intended to trace the route of the 20th-century explorer
751:, Argentina, on 11 November 2007 on a 19-day cruise called
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Ulster grandad set for home after Antarctic rescue drama
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that it was their responsibility to retrieve the ship's
1770:"Questions swirl around the sinking of the MS Explorer"
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made a gash in the hull which allowed water to enter.
1203:
Scope of Antarctic Tourism – A Background Presentation
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was nicknamed "the Little Red Ship". A scale model of
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was depicted on at least two postage stamps issued by
873:, which arrived on scene at approximately 10:00 UTC.
1317:"Royal Navy Locates Antarctic Wreck of Cruise Liner"
512:, whilst carrying out a hydrographic survey for the
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95:1969–1972: K/S A/S Explorer & Co, Oslo, Norway
1729:"Passengers unhurt after Antarctic ship hits ice"
1304:MV Explorer Cruise Ship Sinking In South Atlantic
1703:"Passengers are being rescued from M/S Explorer"
841:, and nearby commercial ships; including the MN
415:in that region. The vessel was originally named
1223:"Expeditions aboard the legendary M/S Explorer"
608:, Norway, for repairs. After being renamed the
117:1992–2003: Explorer Shipping, Monrovia, Liberia
1850:. Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand
1623:, The Daily News (New York), 25 November 2007.
399:The ship was commissioned and operated by the
329:ICE-1A (as per BNV, equals Finnish-Swedish IA)
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2314:
1878:
1319:. Fleet Media & Communication, Royal Navy
502:; where the depth is roughly 600 m. The
8:
114:1985–1992: Discoverer Reederei GmbH, Germany
1398:"125 taken off ship aground in Antarctic".
1046:2 New Zealanders, 2 Bulgarians, and 1 Pole.
463:to have sunk at an approximate position of
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1635:, The Belfast Telegraph, 26 November 2007.
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632:was the first cruise ship to navigate the
349:12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
3110:Maritime incidents involving cruise ships
2694:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 2007
2329:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1979
1893:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1972
411:was the forerunner for today's sea-based
105:1980–1982: Lindblad Swire Cruises, Panama
27:Antarctic Ocean cruise ship, sunk in 2007
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30:For other ships with the same name, see
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1846:Lars-Eric Lindblad (26 January 1996).
1306:, The Shipping Times, 23 November 2007
992:The investigation into the sinking of
640:in 1989 that had hit a rock ledge off
120:2003–2004: Kyris Shipping Ltd., Monaco
108:1982–1983: Salén AB, Stockholm, Sweden
38:
1647:, The Toronto Star, 24 November 2007.
1602:. Bureau of Maritime Affairs, Liberia
1354:"Explorer syntyi talvisodan hengessä"
1090:. Bureau of Maritime Affairs, Liberia
648:was the first ship to circumnavigate
7:
1249:"Doomed Ship Defies Antarctica Odds"
740:listing severely on 23 November 2007
1571:"Stricken Antarctic ship evacuated"
1490:"Cruise boat sinking off Argentina"
1377:, The New York Times, 13 July 1994.
1225:. G.A.P. Adventures. Archived from
407:. Its 1969 expeditionary cruise to
1735:. 24 November 2007. Archived from
1664:. 23 November 2007. Archived from
1360:. 23 November 2007. Archived from
1255:. 25 November 2007. Archived from
1161:. 23 November 2007. Archived from
1127:"Cruise Ship Sinks Off Antarctica"
596:The first notable incident of the
494:, between the South Shetlands and
321:14 ft 7 in (4.45 m)
25:
1818:Bureau of Maritime Affairs report
3100:Shipwrecks in the Southern Ocean
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1415:"Lindblad Explorer runs aground"
1279:"MS Explorer – situation report"
1125:Reel, Monte (24 November 2007).
166:
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140:
42:
1833:Bignell, Paul (12 April 2009).
1645:Canadian ship lost in Antarctic
982:Canterbury Museum, Christchurch
718:Map showing location of sinking
692:Canterbury Museum, Christchurch
656:, Peru, to the point where the
518:Foreign and Commonwealth Office
3115:Ships of Swedish American Line
726:Passengers escape the sinking
710:Location of King George Island
1:
3095:Ships sunk with no fatalities
1835:"The Sinking of the Explorer"
848:National Geographic Endeavour
240:Liberian Official Number 8495
1825:first-hand passenger account
1758:International Herald Tribune
976:Side view of scale model of
1827:of the sinking with photos.
1193:, British Antarctic Survey.
612:, the ship ran aground off
3131:
3075:Maritime incidents in 2007
3070:Maritime incidents in 1979
3065:Maritime incidents in 1972
2605:September (unknown date):
1848:"Model: Lindblad Explorer"
880:were taken to the Chilean
826:Prefectura Naval Argentina
795:along the shell plating."
664:rivers meet to become the
516:and at the request of the
384:was a Liberian-registered
29:
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2498:November (unknown date):
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1774:Christian Science Monitor
1212:, IAATO official website.
604:, Argentina, and then to
587:Finnish-Swedish ice class
546:62.4048806°S 57.1962472°W
288:
57:
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1804:, 16–17 Feb. 2019, p. B8
1557:28 November 2007 at the
1520:25 November 2007 at the
1461:. London. Archived from
876:All of those rescued by
783:. The iceberg struck by
678:, and one issued by the
551:-62.4048806; -57.1962472
514:British Antarctic Survey
185:Uudenkaupungin Telakka,
1208:16 October 2007 at the
1111:Possibly also named MS
927:62.404882°S 57.196247°W
832:. Chile dispatched the
527:final resting place as
305:239 ft (73 m)
289:General characteristics
254:on 23 November 2007 at
3090:Ships sunk by icebergs
3085:Ships built in Finland
3055:Cruise ships of Norway
1342:Uudenkaupungin telakka
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932:-62.404882; -57.196247
781:South Shetland Islands
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644:, Antarctica. In 1998
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506:Antarctic Patrol Ship
449:South Shetland Islands
433:-based travel company
313:46 ft (14 m)
250:Sank after hitting an
3105:Tourism in Antarctica
1542:South Georgia stamps.
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459:was confirmed by the
100:Swedish American Line
3080:November 2007 events
2790:May (unknown date):
2461:Alfred A. Cunningham
1552:Falkland Isles Stamp
1413:Caffin, J.M. (ed.).
1364:on 24 November 2007.
1015:voyage data recorder
851:, and the Norwegian
838:Almirante Óscar Viel
753:Spirit of Shackleton
102:, Gothenburg, Sweden
3060:Expedition cruising
3050:Sunken cruise ships
3012: /
1802:Wall Street Journal
1776:. 3 December 2007.
1689:The Washington Post
1668:on 25 November 2007
1538:3 July 2007 at the
1285:on 25 November 2007
1259:on 27 November 2007
1189:7 June 2011 at the
1165:on 25 November 2007
1131:The Washington Post
923: /
798:Some passengers on
542: /
520:, later pinpointed
478: /
269: /
3045:2007 in Antarctica
1911:Seawise University
1709:. 23 November 2007
1577:. 24 November 2007
1533:Philatelie Polaire
1496:. 23 November 2007
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890:transport aircraft
773:King George Island
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422:(until 1985), and
405:Lars-Eric Lindblad
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2661:
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2619:Lindblad Explorer
2537:Caroline of Leigh
2388:R. B. Hendrickson
2296:
2295:
2224:Queen Elizabeth 2
1968:Lindblad Explorer
1184:Mar 28 – Hump Day
978:Lindblad Explorer
894:Chilean Air Force
830:Search and Rescue
769:Bransfield Strait
761:Ernest Shackleton
690:is on display at
650:James Ross Island
634:Northwest Passage
610:Lindblad Explorer
591:Lindblad Explorer
500:Bransfield Strait
482:62.400°S 57.267°W
419:Lindblad Explorer
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70:Lindblad Explorer
18:MS World Explorer
16:(Redirected from
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426:Society Explorer
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205:14 December 1969
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76:Society Explorer
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1743:23 November
1713:23 November
1672:23 November
1581:28 November
1500:23 November
1469:28 November
1289:24 November
1263:28 November
1169:23 November
986:New Zealand
930: /
771:, close to
696:New Zealand
638:supply ship
549: /
485: /
386:cruise ship
276: /
175:(1989–2007)
160:Panama City
123:2004–2007:
98:1972–1980:
80:1992–2007:
74:1985–1992:
68:1969–1985:
32:MS Explorer
3040:1969 ships
3034:Categories
2943:Cutty Sark
2866:Canterbury
2804:Wahai Star
2781:HMCS
2722:MSC Napoli
2701:Shipwrecks
2409:Air Sprite
2407:HMAS
2347:Betelgeuse
2336:Shipwrecks
2165:Allah Mina
2000:Cowanesque
1989:Gansevoort
1978:Marcello G
1951:V. A. Fogg
1900:Shipwrecks
1733:Reuters UK
1432:3 February
1428:(1): 35–36
1115:after 1985
1054:References
918:57°11′46″W
915:62°24′18″S
834:icebreaker
504:Royal Navy
409:Antarctica
334:Propulsion
232:IMO number
210:In service
2825:New Flame
2813:USS
2792:USS
2607:USS
2578:Kurdistan
2459:USS
2438:USS
2192:USS
2170:USS
2123:USS
2090:24 July:
2081:USS
2079:13 July:
2069:10 July:
2040:USS
2029:USS
1987:USS
1960:USS
1921:Sian Yung
1782:0882-7729
1707:Dagbladet
1458:The Times
1422:Antarctic
1400:The Times
1358:Aamulehti
888:Hercules
878:Nordnorge
871:Nordnorge
859:Nordnorge
815:starboard
509:Endurance
441:in 2004.
403:explorer
326:Ice class
213:1969–2007
194:Laid down
189:, Finland
162:(1972–89)
149:(1969–72)
127:, Bahamas
2960:30 Aug:
2940:21 May:
2923:Nordkapp
2920:30 Jan:
2899:19 Dec:
2876:Explorer
2873:23 Nov:
2855:Acita 03
2852:10 Oct:
2842:30 Aug:
2832:14 Aug:
2822:12 Aug:
2801:10 Jul:
2794:Sailfish
2779:14 May:
2769:18 Apr:
2759:12 Apr:
2742:Levina 1
2739:25 Feb:
2729:20 Feb:
2719:20 Jan:
2709:10 Jan:
2616:26 Dec:
2598:Wildrake
2585:19 Jul:
2575:15 Mar:
2565:21 Feb:
2544:20 Dec:
2534:14 Dec:
2507:Jayawang
2488:15 Nov:
2457:12 Oct:
2447:24 Sep:
2436:19 Jul:
2405:17 May:
2395:16 May:
2385:13 May:
2375:30 Mar:
2368:Cuyahoga
2364:29 Mar:
2354:19 Jan:
2251:15 Nov:
2231:21 Aug:
2221:17 May:
2211:24 Feb:
2201:27 Jan:
2194:Seahorse
2190:24 Jan:
2152:31 Dec:
2145:Sea Star
2142:24 Dec:
2135:Tor Hugo
2132:27 Nov:
2121:16 Oct:
2110:19 Sep:
2103:Texanita
2100:21 Aug:
2059:4 July:
2049:15 Jun:
2038:14 May:
2027:12 May:
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2007:24 Apr:
1996:23 Apr:
1985:19 Mar:
1975:19 Feb:
1962:Hopewell
1958:11 Feb:
1938:18 Jan:
1928:15 Jan:
1918:11 Jan:
1575:BBC News
1555:Archived
1536:Archived
1518:Archived
1494:BBC News
1323:15 March
1206:Archived
1187:Archived
1159:CBS News
1083:Explorer
1007:Explorer
999:Explorer
994:Explorer
962:Explorer
954:Explorer
947:Explorer
906:Explorer
864:Explorer
857:MS
809:Explorer
800:Explorer
785:Explorer
745:Explorer
738:Explorer
728:Explorer
688:Explorer
684:Explorer
672:Explorer
646:Explorer
630:Explorer
598:Explorer
579:Explorer
522:Explorer
457:Explorer
445:Explorer
439:Explorer
381:Explorer
374:Explorer
354:Capacity
202:Launched
173:Monrovia
82:Explorer
50:Explorer
3007:57°10′W
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2883:7 Dec:
2862:3 Nov:
2811:7 Aug:
2749:6 Apr:
2595:8 Aug:
2547:Ulysses
2524:6 Dec:
2514:1 Dec:
2478:6 Nov:
2468:4 Nov:
2429:Kairali
2426:3 Jul:
2416:3 Aug:
2344:8 Jan:
2241:7 Nov:
2155:St Ives
2125:Stanton
2083:O'Brien
2062:Isabena
2052:Lucette
1948:1 Feb:
1941:Delfini
1908:9 Jan:
1787:15 July
1606:8 April
1338:Finnish
1253:Reuters
1094:8 April
949:sinking
892:of the
843:Ushuaia
775:in the
755:run by
749:Ushuaia
702:Sinking
662:Ucayali
658:Marañón
654:Iquitos
624:tugboat
562:History
498:in the
473:57°16′W
470:62°24′S
451:in the
431:Toronto
413:tourism
401:Swedish
394:iceberg
318:Draught
294:Tonnage
264:57°16′W
261:62°24′S
252:iceberg
236:6924959
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182:Builder
58:History
2845:Shelly
2172:Bashaw
1780:
1136:13 May
867:'s
845:, the
822:mayday
812:'s
574:(2006)
525:'s
302:Length
2783:Huron
2609:Ozark
2527:Malmi
2114:Natal
1998:USNS
1600:(PDF)
1418:(PDF)
1233:8 May
1088:(PDF)
1024:Notes
886:C-130
855:ship
346:Speed
90:Owner
2989:2008
2976:2006
2815:Knox
2655:1980
2642:1978
2440:Tiru
2290:1973
2277:1971
2264:K-64
2254:K-19
2214:K-19
1856:2020
1789:2019
1778:ISSN
1745:2010
1715:2007
1674:2007
1608:2009
1583:2007
1502:2007
1471:2007
1434:2016
1325:2008
1291:2007
1265:2007
1235:2020
1171:2007
1138:2010
1096:2009
790:The
660:and
362:Crew
337:2 ×
310:Beam
297:2398
247:Fate
197:1969
147:Oslo
63:Name
2835:P29
1011:GAP
896:to
805:UTC
757:GAP
424:MS
417:MS
379:MV
377:or
372:MS
339:MaK
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