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Russian Ice Station NP-33

9 September 2004 - 6 September 2005

Cancelled on opening day 09 September 2004

North Pole 33 was established on 9 September 2004.  The cover above is postmarked with that date.  The station was launched from the research vessel "Akademik Fedorov" (ice class), ice-breaker "Arctica" and a MI-8 helicopter.  This was the 21st cruise of the R/V Akademik Fedorov.  The Ice Station was located at latitude 85.05 north, longitude 156.31 at 12:00 GMT.  The team consisted of 11 personnel.  In the Spring of 2005 this number will increase.  The new Russian drifting station is named after Yu. B. Konstantinov.  

Cancelled upon closing 05 September 2005

North Pole 33 was closed on 6 September 2005 ( Moscow time).  The ice flow was reported to have broken into more than ten pieces.  All equipment and personnel were evacuated in an orderly fashion to the Russian research vessel Akademik Fyodorov.  The vessel worked in conjunction with the Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika.    The last personnel left the flow on 6 September.  A new ice station, reported to be named NP-33/2 (referred as NP-34 in Russian news reports) was established on 19 September 2005. 

Men on NP-33   

УЧАСТНИКИ СП-33  

Station Leader:  Alexey Visnevsky    Sept 04 

Members of the 11- man team

	Name	Name in Russian	Position	Position in Russian
	Visnevsky	ВИСНЕВСКИЙ А.А.	NP Chief	НАЧ-К СП-33
	Kuznezov	КУЗНЕЦОВ В.Л	Deputy Head - Ice Specialist	ЗАМ.НАЧ-КА
	Levchenko	ЛЕВЧЕНКО И.В.	Radio Operator	РАДИСТ
	Pisklov	ПИСКЛОВ ВЛАДИМИР АНДРЕЕВИЧ	Diesel-Electric Station Chief	ИНЖ.МЕХАНИКИ
	Nagibin	НАГИБИН АЛЕКСАНДР ВЛАДИМИРОВИЧ	Mechanical Operator	ИНЖ.МЕХАНИК
	Komogorov	КОМОГОРОВ ГЕННАДИЙ СЕРГЕЕВИЧ	Mechanical Operator	ИНЖ.МЕХАНИК
	Novochatsky	НОВОХАТСКИЙ ЕВГЕНИЙ ИВАНОВИЧ	Cook	ТЕХНИК-ТЕХНОЛОГ (ПОВАР)
	Peskishev	ПЕСКИШЕВ АЛЕКСАНДР ЛЕОНИДОВИЧ	Medical Doctor	ВРАЧ
	Ievlev	ИЕВЛЕВ КОНСАТАНТИН ФЕДОРОВИЧ	Meteorologist	ВЕД.МЕТЕОРОЛОГ
	Vyshkvarkin	ВЫШКВАРКИН ВЛАДИМИР ГЕННАДЬЕВИЧ	Oceanographic Group Chief	НАЧ.ОТРЯДА
	Zhukovsky	ЖУКОВСКИЙ АЛЕКСЕЙ ВЯЧЕСЛАВОВИЧ	Hydrologist	ВЕД.ГИДРОЛОГ
	Диксон	Dixon  (male)
	Карат	Carat  (male)
	Надя	Nadja  (female)

Telegram from  

Vice Chairman of Gosudarstvennaja Duma 

to 

Mr.Victorov the Captain of R/S Akademik Fedorov                                                                                                     

UTC  Time:       4-08-28         07: 47: 46

 МОСКВА 265/4/406  28/09=

ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВЕННАЯ ДУБЛИРУЕМ ЧЕРЕЗ СПБ=

Government Radiogram  Moscow Doubled via SPB

50 НЭС АК ФЕДОРОВ КМ ВИКТОРОВУ АЭ ФРОЛОВУ=

To Mr.Victorov the Captain of R/S Akademik Fedorov

 УВАЖАЕМЫЙ ИВАН ЕВГЕНЬЕВИЧ ПРОШУ СООБЩИТЬ РАСЧЕТНОЕ

МЕСТОНАХОЖДЕНИЕ НЭС АК ФЕДОРОВ НА 31 АВГУСТА 1 СЕНТЯБРЯ  С.Г. 

Dear Ivan, please advise the place of the ship on Aug 31, Sept 1

ПРОВЕСТИ КОНСУЛЬТАЦИИ РУКОВОДИТЕЛЕМ ВЕРТОЛЕТНОЙ ГРУППЫ

Make the consultation with the chief of the helicopter group Mr. Basykin about possible variants

ВАДИМОМ БАЗЫКИНЫМ И СООБЩИТЬ ВОЗМОЖНЫЕ ВАРИАНТЫ ПОЛЕТА

Of the flights Ship- Novosibirskie Islands and back.

ВЕРТОЛЕТА ПО МАРШРУТУ НЭС АКАДЕМИК ФЕДОРОВ – НОВОСИБИРСКИЕ ОСТРОВА ( ОСТРОВ КОТЕЛЬНЫЙ) – НЭС АКАДЕМИК ФЕДОРОВ В УКАЗАННЫЙ ПЕРИОД ТЧК

at the period mentioned above

ЖЕЛАЮ ВСЕМ УЧАСТНИКАМ ЭКСПЕДИЦИИ УСПЕШНОГО ПЛАВАНИЯ

I wish to expedition successful trip and 7 foots on the keel

СЕМЬ ФУТОВ ПОД КИЛЕМ НЭС АК ФЕДОРОВА А ПОЛЯРНИКАМ СП-33 КРЕПКОГО ЛЬДА УСПЕШНОГО ДРЕЙФА И УДАЧИ=

And hard ice for the polar team, good drift and luck

 1.12- 19/466 ЗАМЕСТИТЕЛЬ ПРЕДСЕДАТЕЛЯ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЙ ДУМЫ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ А.Н.ЧИЛИНГАРОВ-

 Vice chairman of Gosudarstvennaja Duma

Note: Mr Chilingarov was a very famous Soviet Polar Researcher, PhD and Professor. He is also the Chairman of State Meteorological Committee.  

News:  The present radio operator of SP-33 (Vladimir Levchenko) does not operate an amateur radio station, but I heard from reliable sources that Victor may relief him around September or October this year, so I expect that station SP-33 again will be on the air for amateur radio stations!

Best regards and good luck with the Polar History website!

Hans Mulder, Delden (Netherlands)

Amateur Radio Station PA0HRM

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