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Seward, Ketchikan and Haines, Alaska

Salmon in stream at Seward, Alaska.

Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) on cone-laden sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis).

Ketchikan, Alaska

Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in Ketchikan, Alaska.

Haines, Alaska

The ms Veendam in Haines, Alaska.

Cruise of Ms Veendam (13 Sept--20 Sept 2009

  • Power: 5 diesel generators: 2 x 12 cyl, 8640 kW; 3 x 8 cyl, 5760kW        
  • Fuel Consumption: 72 tons per day
  • Gross Weight: 57,092 tons  ♦  Length: 719 ft.  ♦  Width: 101 ft.
  • Maximum Speed: 20.9 knots  ♦  Guests: 1450  ♦  Crew 580
  • Potable Water Production: 600 tons per day
  • Potable Water Consumption: 500 tons per day
  • Distance Traveled Between Seward and Vancouver: 1640 miles.

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