National Geographic Endeavour Explained

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1983 Hide Header: yes Ship Identification: Call sign HC5241 Ship Fate: Scrapped 2017 Ship Length: 89.17m (292.55feet) Ship Beam: 14.03m (46.03feet) Ship Draft: 5.7m (18.7feet) Ship Depth: 9m (30feet) Ship Decks: 6 Ship Ice Class: DNV ICE-C Ship Power: 2× MaK 8M582AK (2,387kW) Ship Propulsion: Single shaft, controllable-pitch propeller Bow thruster Ship Capacity: 169 passengers Ship Crew: 64

MS National Geographic Endeavour was a small expedition ship operated by Lindblad Expeditions for cruising in remote areas, particularly the polar regions.

History

The ship was originally a fishing trawler built in 1966 as Marburg, and converted to carry passengers in 1983. First named North Star, then Caledonian Star; she received her present name in June 2001.

On March 2, 2001, the ship was struck by a 30-metre-high rogue wave while crossing the Drake Passage. The wave smashed the windows of the bridge and ruined the navigation and communications equipment, but did not cripple the ship. She was assisted by the Argentine Navy ocean fleet tug ARA Alferez Sobral and reached Ushuaia three days later.^[1]

When National Geographic Endeavour was retired, the piano was donated to the Tomas de Berlanga school in Santa Cruz, Galapagos. The bridge ceiling, notched with polar bear sightings from her time in Svalbard, is with Sven Lindblad. The model, valuable art and other mementos were saved. Some items were transferred to National Geographic Endeavour II.

National Geographic Endeavour was scrapped on 6 May 2017.

External links

• Details of the ship

Notes and References

1. https://archive.today/20120703015313/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=54730 Llegó a Ushuaia el crucero averiado y no podrá zarpar