MS Endeavour
The MS Endeavour is a small expedition ship operated by Lindblad Expeditions for cruising in remote areas, particularly the polar regions. The ship's capacity is for 110 passengers. 's Paradise Bay, February 2001; she was seriously damaged by a freak wave just a few weeks later. The ship was originally a fishing trawler launched in 1966 as Marburg, and converted to carry passengers in 1983. First named North Star, then Caledonian Star, she received her present name in June 2001. On 2 March, 2001, the ship was struck by a 30-meter-high rogue wave while crossing the Drake Passage; the wave smashed the windows of the bridge and ruined the navigation and communications equipment, but did not cripple the ship.
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