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The National Geographic Orion IMO: 9273076 (previously known as MS ''Orion'' and MY ''Orion'') is operated by New York City-based Lindblad Expeditions - National Geographic. ==History== Built by Cassens shipyard in Germany for the Marshall Islands registered company Explorer Maritime, with technical management by the Greek-based company Helios Shipping, the ''Orion'' was originally operated, albeit for a short time, by US-based cruise operator Travel Dynamics International (TDI). TDI had operated the vessel in the Antarctic and the Arctic and many points in between, including the Great Lakes and the Amazon River. Orion Expedition Cruises (OEC), since absorbed by Lindblad, then entered a long-term agreement to lease the vessel, handing it over to OEC in the Tahitian port of Papeete in March 2005 for transfer to Australia. OEC quickly expanded and further developed the expedition cruise market in the region and gained international recognition. In May 2008, OEC announced the purchase of the company by KSL Capital Partners, a Denver-based private equity company specialising in high end travel and leisure enterprises. OEC now plans to expand beyond its one-ship operation in the Oceania region through the building of new ships and/or other acquisitions. On the evening of 20 January 2013, the ship rescued a round-the-world yachtsman, Alain Delord, from his liferaft located 487 nautical miles SSW of Hobart (S49.47.93 E144.20.47) in the Southern Ocean. He had abandoned his yacht after it lost its mast and its hull was damaged in rough weather. The ship, with 100 passengers and 80 crew on board, was on its way from Antarctica to the world heritage-listed Macquarie Island when it responded to the call for help. The captain of the ''Orion'', Mike Taylor, undertook the 1500 km rescue in moderate to rough seas from Antarctica's Commonwealth Bay. In a race against time, the ship successfully tracked the sailor's emergency radio beacon and effected the rescue with just an hour of sunlight left. On 5 March 2013 it was announced that Orion Expeditions had been acquired by US-based small-ship operator Lindblad Expeditions, which owns five ships and charters a further five and operates cruises to a variety of destinations. CFMF holds a 60 percent interest in Lindblad Expeditions. The MV ''Orion'' was renamed ''National Geographic Orion'' in March 2014, and joined fleet-owned ''National Geographic Endeavour'', ''MS National Geographic Explorer'', ''National Geographic Islander'', ''National Geographic Sea Bird'' and ''National Geographic Sea Lion'', along with their chartered vessels ''Delfin II'', ''Jahan'', ''Lord of the Glens'', ''Oceanic Discoverer'' and ''Sea Cloud''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MV Orion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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