SKORPIOS - II
IMO 8006397
Registered Owner: Skorpios Navieri Y Turismo - Chili. Cruises to Patagonian Ice fields.
Entered service: 1989 - Gross tonnage: 1.263 - Pass. cap. based on two: 100. All berths: 160 - Passenger decks: 5 - Length oa: 70 m. Beam: 10 m. Propulsion: Diesel engine: Deutz type 6 cyl. SBV 6M 628 Bore 240 mm. - Stroke 280 mm. - Power: 1080 kW. - Fixed Pitch Propeller - Built at : Constantino Kochifas Carcamo - Chili. -Yard no. 01 - Classification: ABS - Flag: Chili
| Febr.5-2015 Chile’s
navy assisted in successfully rescuing 89 passengers and 31 crewmembers
aboard the grounded SKORPIOS II
14 kilometers southwest of Puerto Montt. There was
no report of injuries. The passengers, mostly foreigners, were
transferred to Navy Pier Tenglo aboard the PSG Micalvi. At 06:46 hours
on Thursday, the local maritime authority received a distress call from
SKORPIOS II, reporting that
the the vessel got stuck around 06:20 hours. Naval patrol boats and
aircraft immediately deployed to the scene. Officials immediately
dismissed the presence of fuel at sea. The cause of the grounding is
unclear, but is under investigation. Commander in Chief (S) of the Fifth
Naval Zone of the Chilean Navy, Captain Germán Toledo, said that "it is
a matter of research, I have no hypothesis for now, but already
constituted the Maritime Fiscal and we are the first steps. They are all
controlled risks." SKORPIOS II, is designed to cruise the icy
waters of Chile's fjords, with a capacity of 160 passengers in 55 cabins.
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