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The Columbia boat was a type of inland boat, similar to the York Boat, used to carry furs, trade goods, supplies, and passengers along the Columbia River during the fur trade era, c. 1811–1845. It needed to be large enough to carry substantial cargo, light enough to portage around such obstacles as falls and rapids, and made of locally ...
Nautilus – flagship space yacht of International Transport Spacelines from Event[0] [65] Nauvoo – A Mormon-owned religious space exploration generational ship in The Expanse used to travel a 100-year period to the star Tau Ceti. Nemesis – flagship of the Decepticons (Transformers) [66] Nirvana – a supership from the anime series ...
To be termed a yacht, as opposed to a boat, such a pleasure vessel is likely to be at least 33 feet (10 m) in length and may have been judged to have good aesthetic qualities. [1] The Commercial Yacht Code classifies yachts 79 ft (24 m) and over as large. [5] Such yachts typically require a hired crew [1] and have higher construction standards. [5]
National Geographic Explorer is a small ice-strengthened passenger vessel in the Lindblad Expeditions fleet. She can accommodate 148 guests. She was previously operated by Hurtigruten. The ship frequently follows routes in the Antarctic, Arctic, Norway, Greenland, and Canadian Highlands. [1]
Orion Expedition Cruises (OEC), since absorbed by Lindblad, then entered a long-term agreement to lease the vessel, handing it over to OEC in the Tahitian port of Papeete in March 2005 for transfer to Australia. OEC quickly expanded and further developed the expedition cruise market in the region and gained international recognition.
Silver Explorer was an expedition ship operated by Silversea Cruises, now owned and operated by Exploris, a French Expedition cruising line under its new name Exploris One. The ship typically hosts cruises to Norway, the South Pacific, and Antarctica. It is the first ship of Silversea involved in expedition cruising.
Transferred from Expedition 17 30 November 2008 21:25 STS-126: 183.02 Sandra Magnus: 15 November 2008 00:55 STS-126: 28 March 2009 19:13 STS-119: 133.76 Koichi Wakata: 15 March 2009 23:43 STS-119: Transferred to Expedition 19 19: Gennady Padalka Michael Barratt: 26 March 2009 11:49 Soyuz TMA-14: Transferred to Expedition 20 Koichi Wakata ...
Poseidon Expeditions offers expedition cruises to Antarctica, the North Pole and the Arctic destinations of Svalbard, Greenland, Franz Josef Land and Iceland. It is the only operator in the industry offering direct sailing from Longyearbyen to Franz Josef Land within 1.5 days.