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| Type | Motor Yacht / Expedition Vessel |
| L.O.A | 145 feet / 44 meters |
| Beam | 22.1 feet / 7 meters |
| Engines | 8 cylinder - Twin Deutz -500 bhp ea. |
| Generators | 2 Caterpillar 75KW ea. |
| Builder | Camper & Nicholsons: South Hampton, England |
| Cruising Speed | 12 knots |
| Accomodations | 2 Master Suites on Albert Deck - A deck 2 Twin Suites on Albert Deck- A deck 2 Double Premium Staterooms on Carolina Deck 3 Twin Premium Staterooms on Carolina Deck |
| Crew | 9 crew members plus 2 naturalist guides & 1 cruise director. |
| Navigation Equipment | 72 mile Furuno Radar 19-53 CBB Navnet, Furuno GPS satellite navigator system, Furuno Depth Sounder, Simrad HS50 Electronic Girocompass, speed and distance log, compasses, barometers, forward looking echo sounder. |
| Onboard Safety Equipment | EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon), 2 x 16 person open sea life rafts, life jackets, flares and signals, fire extinguishing system, and sprinkler system throughout the vesse. Safety Onboard equipment on board either meets or exceeds USA Coast Guard regulations |
| Comfort Equipment | Air Renewal System, Air conditioning throughout, TV / CD / VHS/DVD , boutique, Jacuzzi |
| Communication Equipment | UHF, VHF radio, Satellite Phones |
| Electricity | 110 volts AC / 60 Hz: 2 flat prongs |
M/Y Grace abides under all international standards of Safety for a Galapagos cruise ship of its type. It is ISM certified and is equipped with an emergency alarm system, 2 emergency life rafts for 16 pax each, emergency life vests, fog horns, a PA system, smoke detectors, a sprinkler system and fire extinguishers. All emergency equipment is SOLAS certified.
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