Minerva arriving at Hamburg, passing Chacabuco berthed at Burchardkai Terminal, 22.05.2008

MINERVA (IMO. 9144196)
Type: Passenger/cruise ship
Keel laid in 1989 at Okean Shipyard, Nikolaiev, USSR, as a Soviet research vessel
In 1990 work on the vessel stopped.
In 1994 sold to Swan Hellenic (V Ships)
In 1995 arrived at T. Mariotti shipyard, Genua, Italy, for completion as a passenger vessel
In 1996 completed at T. Mariotti shipyard, Genua, Italy, Yard No. 595
First name: Okean (1989)
Subsequent names:
- 00.1996 - Minerva
- 05.2003 - Saga Pearl
- 11.2003 - Explorer II
- 05.2004 - Saga Pearl
- 02.2005 - Explorer II
- 03.2005 - Alexander von Humboldt
- 01.2006 - Explorer II
- 06.2006 - Alexander von Humboldt
- 11.2007 - Explorer II
- 03.2008 - Minerva
Port of registry: Nassau, Bahamas
Call sign: C6NP5
Gt/Nt/Dwt: 12.449 / 4.349 / 2.004
L/B/D (m): 133,00 / 20,00 / 5,82
Speed: 16 knots
Passengers: 328
Registered owner: Arctica Adventure & Cruise Shipping, Bahamas
Manager: V Ships Leisure, Monte Carlo, Monaco

CHACABUCO (IMO. 9295957)
Type: Container
Built at China Shipbuilding Corporation, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Yard No.: 828
Completed: 07.07.2006
Port of registry: Monrovia, Liberia
Call sign: A8JM7
Gt/Nt/Dwt: 66.280 / 36.284 / 68.228
L/B/D (m): 275,80 / 40,00 / 14,00
Speed: 25,60 knots
Number of 20 ft. containers: 5.527
Owner: Peter Döhle Schiffahrtsgesellschaft, Hamburg, Germany
Manager: Southern Shipmanagement Chile, Valparaiso, Chile