"WORLD DISCOVERER" cruise ship (1996)

"WORLD DISCOVERER" cruise ship. Photo: Hans Reinhard. Publicitary postcard posted on 16.07.1996 at Unalaska (Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA) to l'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Catalonia, Spain).
[Built by Schichau Unterweser, Germany in 1974; originally named "BEWA Discoverer", the ship was completed in Bremerhaven, Germany, and sold to BEWA Cruises out of Denmark. The ship also became a long term charter to Society Expeditions in Singapore. In 1980, she was registered in Liberia under the name "World Discoverer". The vessel had a double hull construction allowing for periodic voyages to Antarctic Peninsula region. During the period from November through February (Austral summer), the ship conducted cruises in the Southern Hemisphere and visited places like Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, Chile, Ushuaia, Argentina. Between March and May, the ship cruised the South Pacific Islands. It also cruised this area between the months of August and October. Between the months of June and August, the ship cruised around the Alaskan region and also the Russian border around the Bering Sea. The World Discoverer was classified as a Swedish/Finnish 1A Ice class allowing the ship to withstand minor floe impacts. On Sunday April 30, 2000 at 4:00 pm local time (0500 GMT), the ship struck a large uncharted rock or reef on the Sandfly Passage, Solomon Islands. Captain Oliver Kruess sent a distress signal, which was received by Solomon Islands capital Honiara. A passenger ferry was dispatched to the ship where all passengers were then transported to safety. The captain then brought the ship into Roderick Bay after the ship began to list 20 degrees and grounded the ship to avoid sinking. After underwater surveying of the ship, the World Discoverer was declared a "constructive loss". The ship has remained in Roderick Bay ever since.]

Buque "WORLD DISCOVERER". Foto: Hans Reinhard. Tarjeta postal publicitaria circulada el 16.07.1996 de Unalaska (Islas Aleutianas, Alaska, EUA) a l'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Cataluña, España).

Vaixell "WORLD DISCOVERER". Foto: Hans Reinhard. Targeta postal publicitària circulada el 16.07.1996 d'Unalaska (Illes Aleutianes, Alaska, EUA) a l'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Catalunya).

Bateau "WORLD DISCOVERER". Foto: Hans Reinhard. Carte postale publicitaire circulée le 16.07.1996 de Unalaska (Îles Aléoutiennes, Alaska, EUA) à l'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Catalogne, Espagne).

Nave "WORLD DISCOVERER". Foto: Hans Reinhard. Cartolina pubblicitaria viaggiata il 16.07.1996 da Unalaska (Islas Aleutine, Alaska, SUA) a l'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Catalogna, Spagna).

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