Le Boréal

**Le Boréal**
Ship data
flag	France
Ship type	Cruise ship
class	Boreal class
Callsign	FLSY
home port	Mata-utu
Owner	SAS Caroline 50
Shipping company	Compagnie du Ponant
Shipyard	Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani , Ancona
Build number	6192
Keel laying	May 6, 2009
baptism	May 3, 2010
Launch	October 1, 2009
takeover	April 27, 2010
Ship dimensions and crew
length	142.10 m ( Lüa ) 126.20 m ( Lpp )
width	18.00 m
Side height	20.40 m
Draft	Max. 4.80 m
measurement	10,944 GT / 3,427 NRZ
crew	139
Machine system
machine	Diesel-electric drive; 2 × electr. Propeller motors
Machine ; performance	4,600 kW (6,254 hp)
Top ; speed	16 kn (30 km / h)
Energy ; supply	4 × diesel engine ( Wärtsilä 8L20)
Generator ; power	5,920 kW (8,049 hp)
propeller	2 × fixed propellers, Ø 3.1 m ; balance rudder
Transport capacities
Load capacity	1,400 dw
Permitted number of passengers	264
Pax cabins	132
Others
Classifications	Bureau Veritas
IMO no.	9502506

The Le Boréal is a cruise ship owned by the French cruise company Compagnie du Ponant .

history

The ship was built under the hull number 6192 at the Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani shipyard in Ancona, Italy . The keel of the ship was laid on May 6, 2009, and it was undocked on October 1, 2009. The ship, which was completed in April 2010, was delivered to the client on April 27. It was baptized on May 3, 2010 in Marseille , godmother was the French finance minister.

incident

On November 18, 2015, there was a fire in the ship's engine room. The ship was drifting in the South Atlantic near the Falkland Islands and threatened to run aground. In a rescue operation by the Royal Navy , all 347 passengers and crew were saved. Since it was not possible to repair the ship in the Chilean port of Punta Arenas , it was loaded onto the semi-submersible ship Kang Sheng Kou on January 15, 2016, when it arrived in Genoa in March 2016 for repairs. According to the French authorities' report published in July 2016, the fire was the result of a clogged fuel filter.

Technical data and equipment

The ship is powered by two electric motors with an output of 2,300 kW each. The motors act on two fixed propellers . The ship reaches a speed of up to 16 knots .

There are three diesel generators for the power supply, each with an output of 1,600 kW ( apparent power : 2,000 kVA ), a generator driven by the main engines with an output of 1,600 (apparent power: 2,000 kVA) and an emergency generator with an output of 600 kW (apparent power: 750 kVA) are available.

The ship has seven decks, six of which are accessible to passengers. There are 132 passenger cabins on board, which can accommodate 264 passengers with double occupancy. All cabins are outside cabins. Only eight cabins do not have their own balcony. During expedition cruises in Antarctica, the passenger capacity is limited to 200 people.

The hull of the ship is reinforced with ice ( ice class 1C), so the ship can also be used in the polar regions. In order to be able to bring passengers ashore during expedition cruises even in areas without port infrastructure, the ship is equipped with twelve Zodiac inflatable boats.

Trivia

The ship was named the best new cruise ship of the year by the European Cruiser Association (EUCRAS) in 2010.

The ship was the subject of the documentary series "Mighty Ships" on the Discovery Channel .

literature

Oliver Schmidt: Le Yacht Sentimental - Ponant yacht cruises in French style. ( Memento from January 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) In: Schiffsreisen-Magazin , 6/2010.

Web links

Commons : Le Boréal - collection of images, videos and audio files

Information about the ship , Compagnie du Ponant

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b 'Le Boreal', designed for mega-yacht cruising comfort. The Motorship, September 30, 2010, accessed November 19, 2015 .

↑ ^a ^b cruise ship Le Boreal , cruise ships in the Baltic Sea resort of Warnemünde and in the Hanseatic city of Rostock. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

↑ Le Boreal Floats Out , Cruise Industry News, October 13, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

↑ ^a ^b Le Boréal: Antarctic standards exceeded and sea trials passed , press release from Ponant Yacht Cruises, openPR, March 8, 2010. Retrieved on April 27, 2015.

↑ Soldiers rescue cruise tourists , n-tv, November 20, 2015.

↑ Loading of cruise vessel Le Boréal onto HLV Kang Sheng Kou in Punta Arenas, Chile , Dutch Offshore Contractors, January 15, 2016. Accessed January 18, 2016.

↑ Le Boréal rapatrié en Europe à bord d'un navire semi-submersible , Mer et Marine, January 14, 2016. Accessed January 18, 2016.

↑ Boreal Incident Report Released Following Fire off Falkland Islands. July 20, 2016, accessed July 20, 2016 .

↑ Le Boreal review , The Telegraph. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

↑ EUCRAS awards best new cruise ship of 2010 - Le Boréal wins gold award , press release of the European Cruiser Association, openPR, April 8, 2010. Retrieved on April 27, 2015.

↑ Mighty Ships: Season 5, Episode 3 , IMDb. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

↑ Mighty Ships: Series 5 - 3. Le Boreal , RadioTimes. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

[ms-1] 'Le Boreal', designed for mega-yacht cruising comfort. The Motorship, September 30, 2010, accessed November 19, 2015 .

[CPW-2] cruise ship Le Boreal , cruise ships in the Baltic Sea resort of Warnemünde and in the Hanseatic city of Rostock. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

[3] Le Boreal Floats Out , Cruise Industry News, October 13, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

[OpenPR-4] Le Boréal: Antarctic standards exceeded and sea trials passed , press release from Ponant Yacht Cruises, openPR, March 8, 2010. Retrieved on April 27, 2015.

[5] Soldiers rescue cruise tourists , n-tv, November 20, 2015.

[6] Loading of cruise vessel Le Boréal onto HLV Kang Sheng Kou in Punta Arenas, Chile , Dutch Offshore Contractors, January 15, 2016. Accessed January 18, 2016.