Brazil_24/25_AlmiranteMaximiano

Voyage Schedule (Tentative):

Vessel NPoAlteMaximiano (H-41), with two UH-17 helicopters

06 OCT 2024 - departure from Rio de Janeiro (RJ)

12 APR 2025 – arrival in Rio de Janeiro

Port calls:

09 -10 OCT, Rio Grande (Brazil)

18-19 OCT, Punta Arenas

20-21 NOV, Punta Arenas

28-29 NOV, Rio Grande

07 DEC, Punta Arenas

19 DEC – 01 JAN, Punta Arenas

23 – 24 JAN, Punta Arenas

19 – 20 FEB, Punta Arenas

03 – 05 MAR – Rio Grande

18 – 21 MAR, Ushuaia

29 – 31 MAR, Montevideo

The schedule of the ships, as well as the details of the scientific and logistic activities, are still in the planning stage.

High Profile Activities:

• Logistical support activities – resupply and maintenance of Ferraz Station
• Exchange of the wintering teams
• Scientific activities for the 2024/2025 summer season (at the Ferraz Station, in camps and on board ships)
• Hydrographic activities
• Deconstruction and removal of the old helipad, as well as the containers from the Antarctic Emergency Modules (MAE) disassembled last year

Voyage Contacts:

Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station Station leader:
CF Wagner Oliveira Machado (until November 2024)
CF Jairo Araujo D. Silva (from November 2024)
e-mail: eacf.chefe@marinha.mil.br
Phone: +55 21 3136 7417 / +55 21 3136 7419 / mobile +55 21 98556 6518