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OEC now plans to expand beyond its one-ship operation in the Oceania region through the building of new ships and/or other acquisitions. On the evening of 20 January 2013, the ship rescued a round-the-world yachtsman, Alain Delord, from his liferaft located 487 nautical miles SSW of Hobart (S49.47.93 E144.20.47) in the Southern Ocean .
RMS Orion was an ocean liner launched by the Orient Steam Navigation Company in 1934 and retired from the water in 1963 after carrying about 500,000 passengers. A 23,371 ton passenger ship, the Orion was built to carry 486 first class, 653 tourist class passengers and 466 crew from Europe through the Pacific to Australia.
The luxury expedition ship MV Orion, the backbone of OEC, has been described by the Berlitz Guide to Cruising as "the latest in the quest to build the perfect expedition vessel". Owned by the Marshall Islands registered company Explorer Maritime and leased under a long-term agreement by OEC, the vessel was previously operated, albeit for a ...
The ship's maiden voyage was a 'shakedown cruise' (not open to the public) which departed from Rome, Italy and ended in Barcelona, Spain. [5] The first commercial voyage departed Barcelona on June 19, 2018. [6] On January 2, 2023, the ship was asked to leave New Zealand waters due to excess algae and barnacles. [7]
Orion (paddle steamer), a ship which sank off Portpatrick, Scotland in 1850; MV Orion, a cruise ship; RMS Orion, an ocean liner of the Orient Steam Navigation Company; SS Orion, a Swedish steel steamship decommissioned in 1979, now a museum ship; Orion 50, an American sailboat design
Frames support the hull and give the ship its shape and strength. In wooden shipbuilding, each frame is composed of several sections, so that the grain of the wood can follow the curve of the frame. Starting from the keel, these are the floor (which crosses the keel and joins the frame to the keel), the first futtock , the second futtock , the ...
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