GALILEO

GALILEO's exploring capabilities are truly amazing. 

• Crafted to ABS Ice Class IB and falls in line with AWPPA requisites (Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act), GALILEO while not an icebreaker, can cruise in the presence of drifting ice pack.
• Built for maximum efficiency and potential for exploration, GALILEO, on top of her structural robustness and powerful propulsion systems for navigation through ice, has the necessary running systems, design characteristics and accessories to obtain Winterization, a denomination that distinguishes vessels that can navigate safely and for long periods of time in ice and at very low temperatures.
• Fitted with an enormous satellite dome for navigating beyond 70-degree latitudes.
• Equipped with the latest naval technology that allows you to provide internal heat to keep the machinery in optimal conditions within any environment
• Has a 9,000nm range and huge produce storage capacity which enabled her to make the 28-day non-stop passage from New Zealand to Panama during her first circumnavigation.
• She has a telescopic retractable ice detection system that transmits through a 3D monitor in the pilothouse. This system can detect submerged and semi-submerged obstacles along the vessel’s path at distances over 1km.
• In warmer latitudes, she caters for serious diving and and is equipped with sonar for wreck hunting.
  
• Sustainability takes center stage with the use of responsibly sourced products and a hybrid propulsion system.
• And in conclusion, let's add her speed characteristics:cruising speed of 12 nautical knots and maximum speed of 16 knots, almost instantaneous and silent speed gain, which you can catch only by looking out of the portholes. And her fuel consumption is extremely low for her size!