
For a voyage of this kind, Team Abyss has selected a boat combining both comfort and functionality. The Palau Aggressor II, corresponds exactly to what we are looking for: substantial equipment, comfortable cabins with large windows, well fitted dive platform and spacious living areas.
Specially conceived and built for dive expeditions, this 35m catamaran, with a beam of 10m, welcomes 18 divers in very comfortable conditions. 9 double cabins with private bathrooms, air conditioning and port holes. The Palau Aggressor has a fully equiped saloon area with DVD system, hi-fi, a spacious dining room, interior and exterior bar, deck chairs, shaded spa bath, a large shaded dive deck with a special table for camera equipment, 4 compressors for both Air and Nitrox with storage banks. In addition, there is also a rigid tender launched from the deck by hydraulic davit crane for the divers comfort. Security is optimal on board with Radar, GPS, Chart Plotter, Depth Sounder, Autopilot, VHF and SSB Radios, satellite phone, oxygen and medical kits. With a cruise speed of 10 knots and a range of 1800 nautical miles, The Palau Agressor is the perfect base for discovering the marvels of Palau.
| Boat model : | Aluminium Catamaran |
| Length : | 35 m |
| Width : | 9 m |
| Motorization : | 2 x 1000 hp Cat engines |
| Cruising speed : | 10 knots |
| Electricity : | 2 x 99 Kw, 110 - 210 volts |
| Compressor : | 2 x Bauer E150 for air and 2 x Kaeser SM-11 for Nitrox, all of them equiped with cascade storage. |
| Fuel tank : | 5700 Gallons |
| Water tanks : | 2500 Gallons |
| Accommodation : | 9 staterooms with queen size bed and single bunk above, lavatory, private head and shower, closet, port window, individual AC climate control and hair dryer. |
| Equipment : | Full servuice galley with freezer and refrigerator storage, entertainment center (featuring TV, DVD/VCR and CD player), partially covered sun deck with siitings areas and tables, unique indoor/outdoor wet bar, hot tub, covered upperdeck with hammocks and chairs, dive deck with personnal gear lockers, 2 freshwater rinse showers, three-tier camera table with low pressure air hoses |
| Dinghy : | 30-foot, 18-passenger high-speed dive skiff which is boarded at the main deck and then lowered into the water by an hydraulic cradle |
| Safety : | Depth Sounder, Autopilot, Nav-Sat System, VHF and SSB radios, Sat Phone, DAN Oxygen system, defibrillator, automatic fire and smoke detection, 406 Epirb, life rafts and jackets. |
| Crew : | 7 members |