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Babkin Charters Charters, sport fishing, whale watching, hiking, kayak drop off/pickup, sightseeing, backcountry skiing - Babkin Charters offers all this and more in and around Prince William Sound, Alaska!

 

Bio-research, Film & Expedition Support in Prince William Sound

Oceanographic Research Vessel - Biological Research Support
Nature Film and Video Support


Alaska Department of Fish and Game personell keeping watch on skiffs, March 2002.
Winds gusting 70 mph.
 
Over the years Babkin Charters has supported state, federal and private entities in a wide variety of research and film projects. The vessels and crew have provided housing, transportation, dive and shore support for the various agencies.

Have worked with:

  • Tokyo Broadcasting System
  • Deutsche Welle (German Public TV)
  • United States Forest Service
  • United States Geological Survey -
          Biological Research Division
  • United States Army - Corp of Engineers
  • National Marine Fisheries Service
  • United States Fish & Wildlife Service
  • Alaska Department of Fish & Game
  • Prince William Sound Science Center
  • University of Alaska, Fairbanks
  • Alaska Sealife Center
  • Public Broadcasting System
  • National Geographic Society
  • State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources

 National Marine Fisheries Service biologists prepare a remotely controlled underwater robot for a dive.

The Babkin is a designated Oceanographic Research Vessel (ORV).

The Alexandra can also carry an ORV designation for projects of specific time durations. Additionally, the Alexandra is outfitted with a full complement of hydraulic fishing equipment.

Male Harliquin Duck implanted with GPS transmitter. (This research showed the range of the Harliquin was much greater than thought.)

Public Broadcasting System film crew
working on a documentary aired on PBS.

  Department of Fish and Game and University of Alaska reserachers working on a river otter study in Prince William Sound.

The Alexandra under charter to the USGS BRD for a Kittlitz's Murrelet population study on the Alaska Peninsula. 2500 Nautical Miles in a month and a half.
A small example of the Pacific Sleeper shark. These sharks may prey upon marine mammals.
Enclosing the back deck to create a weather tight surgical area for harbor seal research.
Harbor seal work tables and holding pens
   

Pavlof Volcano is a largely snow-covered, cone-shaped mountain with a high ridge extending to the southwest towards Little Pavlof.

The volcano is approximately 7 km in diameter and has active vents on the north and east sides close to the summit (McNutt and others, 1991). It is situated high on the northeastern flank of Emmons Lake caldera center along a northeast-trending alignment of vents that includes Little Pavlof, Pavlof Sister, and several intracaldera cones (Kennedy and Waldron, 1955).

The stratovolcano is relatively undissected and is probably Holocene in age. Pavlof lies within the Shumagin seismic gap (Davies and others, 1981).
Research under Pavlov volcano

Babkin Specifications: Official Number: D1049594
  • Length: 58.5 feet
  • Beam: 16 feet
  • Power: two Volvo Penta TAMD 102 D's @ 465hp each.
  • Generator: 8000 Watt Northern Lights, 110 volt.
  • Power inverter: 2500 Watt.
  • Heater/Boiler: 105,000 BTU Wabasto with ever hot for unlimited hot water supply.
  • Fuel: 1500 gallons.
  • Water: 500 gallons plus a 600 gallon per day water maker.
  • Stations: 2, pilot house and flying bridge.
 Electronics:
  • Differential GPS
  • Single Sideband
  • VHF (2)
  • 1000 Watt high pressure sodium 'crab light' forward; 500 Watt deck light.
  • 15 foot Achilles with 30hp outboard.
  • Depth finders (2)
  • 48 Mile RADAR
  • Loran C

Alexandra Specifications: Official Number: 642896
  • Length: 42 feet
  • Beam: 13 feet
  • Power: one Volvo Penta TAMD 70 D @ 270hp .
  • Generator: 5000 Watt Northern Lights, 110 volt.
  • Power inverter: 1500 Watt.
  • Hydraulics: 90 GPM two stage Vickers.
  • Fuel: 500 gallons.
  • Water: 230 gallons.
  • Stations: 2, pilot house and flying bridge.
 Electronics:
  • Differential GPS
  • Single Sideband
  • VHF (2)
  • Sonar
  • 1000 Watt high pressure sodium 'crab light' forward; (2) 500 Watt deck lights.
  • 15 foot Achilles with 25hp outboard.
  • Depth finders (2)
  • 36 Mile RADAR
  • Loran C
  • CB
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Photo credits:
Linda Bassett, Tim Bowman, Alex Davis, John Durham, Alexandra von Wichman, Brad von Wichman
 
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