Aris, fascinating find! I never knew about that ELMA charter. Thanks for posting!
Aris, fascinating find! I never knew about that ELMA charter. Thanks for posting!
It is interesting indeed and is also one of the very few pieces of information that are not included in Peter Plowmans' excellent book "The Chandris Liners".
REGINA PRIMA made six visits to the South Shetland islands and the Antarctic peninsula from December 27, 1974 to March 5, 1975.
She was chartered again the next year and did another six cruises from December 19, 1975 to March 6, 1976.
She also called at Port Stanley in the Falklands. According to a website, in March 1975 during a visit at Port Stanley the local authorities asked for the Argentinian flag to be lowered and replaced by the British and the story goes that her captain refused and departed without disembarking any passengers.
For those interested in the first Antarctic cruises have a look here. The Argentinian Tourism Agency was chartering ships for Antarctic cruises since 1968, using the Argentinian liners LIBERTAD and RIO TUNUYAN. When those ship were laid up in 1972-74, they went looking for another vessel and chose REGINA PRIMA.
It took over 10 years for another Greek cruise ship to visit the Antarctic region and that was the ILLIRIA.
Since we got in all these details, may I recommend teh book Chronological list of Antarctic expeditions and related historical events By Robert Headland which can be read (in parts) here? http://books.google.com/books?id=Sg4...page&q&f=false The book has an extensive presentation of all touristic and other expeditions.
Let me also add this wonderful envelope with stamps from one of the 1976 expeditions of the ship. Note that the seal shows the Chandris X
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Source: http://www.swapmeetdave.com/Stamps/SPole.htm
Από τις ακτές της Ανταρκτικής, μεταφερόμαστε στον κόλπο της Ελευσίνας. Αρχές δεκαετίες του '80 και το ΡΕΓΓΙΝΑ παρέα με το ΑΡΙΑΝΕ και το ΑΥΣΤΡΑΛΙΣ ποζάρουν σφιχταγγαλιασμένα σε αναμονή των καλύτερων ημερών που δεν έφτασαν ποτέ...
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Από το περιοδικό Steamboat Bill.
Και από πρύμα, όπως την ανέβασα και στο θέμα της εταιρίας Χανδρή:
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Πρέπει ¶ρη οι φωτογραφίες να είναι του Scrimali.
Τελευταία επεξεργασία από το χρήστη TSS QUEEN ANNA MARIA : 09-03-2011 στις 11:23
Έριξα μια γρήγορη ματιά στα τεύχη της εποχής αλλά δεν εντόπισα τη φωτο για να πω με σιγουριά, πάντως και έμενα για Scrimali μου κάνει.
Ερώτηση-απορία
Μπορεί οι φωτογραφίες με τη σειρά (Α) - [(Β),(C)] και (D) να έχουν σχέση μεταξύ τους ??
http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20P/slides/President%20Hoover-01.html
http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20P/slides/President%20Hoover-02.html
http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20P/slides/Panama-01.html
http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20R/slides/Regina-03.html
Τοξότη, οι 3 και 4 έχουν.