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Vessel Specifications
Vessel Layout

Vessel: Humboldt Explorer
Registry: Pto Baquerizo Moreno, Galapagos Islands
Length overall: 106 ft (32.3 meters)
Beam: 21.3 ft (6.5 meters)
Draft: 8.2 ft (2.5 meters)
Tonnage: 169 ITC
Main engines: Detroit Diesel 6V92, 350 hp
Generators: 2x Perkins 73 kw
Maximum Speed: 10 knots
Fuel Capacity: 5,300 gallons (20,000 liters)
Range: 1,800 nm
Accommodations: 16 passengers in 8 air-conditioned rooms on main and lower decks, all with private bathrooms and showers. All rooms except rooms 3 & 4 (forward belowdecks) can be converted to either one queen bed or two twin beds. 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
Air Systems:2 electric Bauer compressors with nitrox membrane, producing 32% nitrox, bank storage
Tenders: Rigid hull inflatables (2), used for passenger transport and diver pickup
Accessories: Diving Equipment

Galapagos

  • Itinerary: 8 day/7 night
  • Departing: Galapagos Islands Monday
  • Accomodates: 16 passengers in 8 air-conditioned staterooms
  • Water temperatures: Vary greatly, range from 60 degrees F to 80 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

 

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