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Vessel: Estrtella del Mar
Registry: Pto Baquerizo Moreno Galapagos Islands
Length overall: 75 ft
Beam: 21.3 ft
Maximum Speed: 9 knots
Accommodations: 16 passengers in 8 air-conditioned rooms on upper and lower decks, all with private bathrooms and showers. Up to 7 crew and 2 guides in crews' quarters.
Safety Equipment: Life rafts (2), life rings/strobes, life vests/strobes, emergency position locator, flares, oxygen and first aid equipment
Tenders: Rigid hull inflatables (2), used for passenger transport and diver pickup
Accessories: Diving Equipment
The expectation is that for 2009 departures and beyond the Galapagos Eco Explorer I or an equivalent vessel will hold the diving permit.
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2008 Galapagos
- Itinerary: 8 day/7 night
- Departing: Baltra on Monday
- Accomodates: 16 passengers in 8 air-conditioned staterooms
- Water temperatures: Vary greatly, range from 65 degrees F to 85 degrees F, depending on currents, season and location
- Visibility: The average is around 40 feet, but can range from 10 to 80 feet depending on season and currents
- All diving done from the pangas
The 16-passenger Estrella del Mar
was fully refurbished in 2003. Departing each Monday from Baltra on 7 night/8 day itineraries, the vessel offers from 2 to 5 dives daily and is full-licensed to travel weekly to the northern islands of Darwin and Wolf, as well as to visit and explore the central portion of the
archipelago including the islands of North Seymour, Bartolomė, and Santa Cruz.
Comfortable air-conditioned rooms are located on the upper and lower decks; each has a private bathrooms. The yacht features wide sun decks, bar and a comfortable dining/lounge area.
Days aboard the Estrella del Mar generally involve an early morning dive followed by breakfast, dives before lunch, dives in the early afternoon.
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