After departing ASENAV’s shipyard in Valdivia, Chile, Antarctica21’s upcoming hybrid-electric polar expedition vessel, the Magellan Discoverer, is on its way to Punta Arenas.
According to a statement by the cruise line, the ship was taken over, registration procedures completed and the ship provisioned on October 30.
The christening is planned for November 6, which is “The Day of the Antarctic” in Chile.
ASENAV previously shared in a social media update that, after setting sail on October 26 at 11:00 am, the ship would sail towards Corral, Chile, for final sea trials before being delivered to Antarctica21.
Designed by ASENAV and built in Valdivia, the 88-guest ship took almost three years to finish.
“It is not just another ship. The Magellan Discoverer is a hybrid-electric polar expedition ship, with polar class PC6, designed 100% by ASENAV and built by Chilean hands in southern Chile,” noted ASENAV.
“For Chile, it demonstrates something that we sometimes forget: that we can design and build world-class ships from Valdivia, with state-of-the-art technology and demanding standards, to operate in one of the most extreme environments on the planet.”
The Chilean shipbuilder previously reported that the ship finished one set of sea trials in early October.
The 5,900-ton Magellan Discoverer is scheduled to sail its maiden voyage on December 15, exploring Southern Chile and Antarctica.
After that, it will offer Antarctic expeditions together with the Magellan Explorer, the cruise line’s first ship, which was built at the same shipyard.
