Big Blue Explorer
MV Big Blue Explorer is a large and well-equipped fully air-conditioned cruiser. This vessel offers ensuite restroom facilities, a full compliment of superbly trained crew, an ambiance of planned comfort while cruising the remote and enchanting islands of the tropics. Big Blue Explorer is set to provide the best diving and island adventures.
It is the most well known of all the Explorer Fleet vessels. Based in Palau since 1999, she has become a familiar figure on the seascape. Big Blue offers 7 nights / 8 days live-aboard dive expeditions in and around the pristine waters of Palau. Divers are invited to experience one of the finest dive destinations in the world. From a drift through the German Channel to the wonders of Blue Corner, Palau brings the excitement back to your underwater experience.
Accomodations and Services
- Fully air-conditioned and carpeted interiors
- 9 twin cabins with ensuite toilet and shower facilities
- 9 twin cabins with common toilet and shower facilites
- 1 whirlpool jacuzzi
- Hot and cold water
- 8 open rinse showers on desk
- Entertainment center with TV VHS and stereo
- Salon
- Library of books, magazines, VCR/VCD/DVD and tapes
- 50 sq.m. large sundeck for open dining with teak furniture
- 220/100V
- Telephone system in each room, satellite telephone and e-mail available
- 18 experienced service crew.
Specifications
- Length - 51 M / 167 ft
- Beam - 8.60 M / 28 ft
- Draft - 3.75 M / 12.18 ft
- Cruising Speed - 14 knots
- Maximum Speed - 16 knots
- Range - 9,000 nautical miles
- Hull - Steel with stabilizers
- Main Engine - Akasaka 2700 PS
- Generators - 2 x Niigata 250 KVA, 1 x Isuzu 30 KVA
- Water Maker - 1 x 10 tons, 2 x 5 tons per day
- Water Capacity - 70 tons
Safety Equipment
- First aid station with 2 oxygen resuscitators
- GMDSS
- EPIRB
- 4 x 20 person capacity inflatable life rafts
- Oxygen tanks with demand type and free-flow regulator
- SSB radio
- Marine VHF
- Weather fax
Scuba Diving Equipment
- 2 Bauer k15 compressors - 15 cfm each
- 100 - aluminum 80 tanks, 30 nitrox tanks
- regulators, weight belts, weights
- divelights, BCDs, nitrox, airfills
- Dolphin and Atlantis 1 Rebreather
- Sea and Sea Camera, Oceanic DPV
- E-6 film processing
- Video NTSC and PAL system
- Camera Room (special arrangement)
Communication and Navigation
- Radio - Anritsu Marine VHF, ICOM SSB
- 6 x Handheld VHF
- RADAR - Furuno depth finder
- Weather fax - Furuno
- GPS - Furuno GP 500
- Imarsat Worldwide Telephone Communication System
- TENDER - 2 x 10 meter chase boats and 2 x 8 meter skiffs
Layout
Upper Deck
A Deck
B Deck
C Deck
