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Solo

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Official Ship Name Solo
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©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1978
Catalogue id
2178D4
Caption
Solo, 62 foot steel yacht which left Sydney on December 15 1977, with 8 persons on board. Organised by the Lewis' Oceanic Research Foundation. They anchored at Solo Harbour, Buckle Island in the Balleny Islands group. Solo spent 20 hours at this anchorage, the first vessel to anchor in the Ballenys
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Arriens, Pieter

Voyage List

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Voyage Cruise Name Dates Voyage Leader Objectives
1977/78 solo   21-Dec-1977 to 9-Feb-1978     Private trip to Eastern Antarctca