MV Sea Adventurer

M/V Ocean Adventurer[2] is an ice-capable expedition cruise ship operating commercial voyages to both polar regions, with Quark Expeditions of Seattle, WA, USA. The vessel was renamed as Sea Adventurer on 1 October 2012, having previously been registered as Clipper Adventurer. She is the sister ship to the MV Lyubov Orlova. Built in 1975 in the former Yugoslavia as Alla Tarasova, she underwent a $13 million refit in 1998 managed by Master Mariner AB, Sweden.

Expedition ship, MV Ocean Adventurer, weighs anchor to depart from Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada.
History
Name	1975–1997: Alla Tarasova 1997–2012: Clipper Adventurer 2012–2017: Sea Adventurer 2017–present: Ocean Adventurer
Owner	International Shipping Partners
Port of registry	1975–1992: Murmansk,  Soviet Union 1992–1997: Murmansk,  Russia 1997–2012: Nassau,  Bahamas
Builder	Brodogradilište 'Titovo', Kraljevica, Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
Yard number	408
Launched	19 April 1975
In service	1975
Identification	Call sign: C6PG6 IMO number: 7391422 MMSI number: 309997000
Status	In service
General characteristics (Refitted in 2017)
Class and type	Maria Yermolova-class passenger ship
Tonnage	4,376 tons[1]
Length	100.58 m (330.0 ft)
Beam	16.31 m (53.5 ft)
Draught	4.72 m (15.5 ft)
Decks	6
Ice class	1A
Propulsion	2 Rolls-Royce diesel engines, 5400 HP combined power 500 HP bowthruster controllable pitch propellers
Speed	12 knots
Capacity	128
Crew	87

During the summer of 2009 Adventure Canada of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada carried passengers through the Northwest Passage on the Clipper Adventurer.

On 27 August 2010, Clipper Adventurer ran aground of a supposedly uncharted rock in the waters of Nunavut's Coronation Gulf during a cruise. The collision damaged the ship's ballast and fuel tanks, leading pollution to be released into the Coronation Gulf. 128 passengers and 69 crew members were stranded until they were rescued by the CCGS Amundsen.[3] It was later found that the rock was indeed a known hazard and had already been properly reported by the Canadian Hydrographic Service.[4][5]

The salvage job was awarded to Resolve Marine Group, a Florida-based Salvage company.[6] On 18 September 2010, the ship was successfully towed into Cambridge Bay.