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Vessel: M/V Nimrod Explorer
Registry: Australia, Class 1B – certified
annually
Boatmaker: D.A. Storey, 1983
Built: 1984
Length: 72 feet / 22 metres
Beam: 26.2 feet / 8 metres
Draft: 5.5 feet / 1.65 metres
Displacement: 71.70 tonnes
Superstructure: Aluminium
Hull & Decking: Steel
Cruise Speed: 9 knots
Range: 2,200 miles / 3,600 kilometres
Main Engines: 2 – 8 cylinder Gardner Diesel,
170 hp each
Auxiliary Engines: Gardner 65kva & 60kva
Fuel capacity: 11,200 litres
Safety Equipment -
Automatically-deploying inflatable life raft, life vests, fire suppression
systems, emergency lighting, EPIRB
Generators - 2 – 80 kva, Gardner Diesel, producing 220 VAC
Ship’s Electricity - 220 VAC
Communications Equipment - VHF and
SSB radios, satellite telephone
Navigation Equipment - Global Positioning
System units, radar, autopilot, LCD depth sounder/recorder
Fresh Water - 2 reverse-osmosis
watermakers, 1,500 gallons per day, 1000 gallon?? Storage
Compressed Air Systems - 2 Bauer K-14
(9.7 cfm) electric compressors, cascade storage
Accommodations - 18 passengers in 3
double and 3 quadruple air-conditioned staterooms with private bathroom and
shower; 6 crew. Large indoor main salon with TV, stereo/DVD/VCR
Tender: 1 x aluminium tender, 1 x
inflatable tender 2 x 25 hp outboard motor
Diving Equipment: 2 x Bauer
K-14 compressor, 10,000 cu.ft. air storage, BCDs, regulators and all
associated equipment sufficient for all guests |
