Mars
Cargo vessel
Welcome aboard Mars
Mars is a flexible cargo vessel with excellent accommodation, a fully equipped workshop, and a helideck.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Overview of Mars
Mars is a strong cargo vessel with good accommodation, a fully equipped workshop, a helipad, and other qualities that makes this ideal as a base camp by an anchor for expeditions in the arctic.
Argus cabins
Comfortable and warm cabin with retro wood interior. With spacious closet, cozy corner with a table, and a chair. Desk and TV.
Argus suite
A nice retro-looking suite with a small sitting lounge, desk, double bed, and bathroom.
Spa
Nice shower rooms, a hot tub, and a jet pool on the deck. Perfect for relaxing after a great day. Changes of Northern lights by night.
Gym
Friendly little gym to get the blood flowing. Treadmill, rowing machine, and dumbbells.
Bar lounge
The most popular place on board except for the decks. Here you can have a nice drink, look outside the windows to see what is ahead and have a pleasant time with other passengers. There is service at the bar, which is open 24hrs for self-service.
Lounge
Nice and relaxing room to sit down and have a nice time talking, reading, or watching TV.
Dining messroom
Be ready to experience adventures from modern arctic cuisine with raw materials from the areas we travel to in perfect harmony with honest classical food. If we are lucky, we get to eat freshly caught fish from the sea caught by passengers.
Ice watch tower
Book a unique tower hour in the Ice watch tower. It is a great way to experience the sea, icebergs, and nature—Max two persons at a time. You need to book time in the tower in advance.
Change room
Everyone has to wear a floating overall. It is nice to get inside and out of them in the warmth.
Infirmary
In case of an accident or sudden illness, there is a special infirmary room on board and trained personnel.
Library
While sailing, reading a good book, or looking at excellent photographs of people, places, and animals in Greenland and Iceland can be very nice.
Ski storage
Handy storage for skis, snowboards, and other equipment you would not like to take to your cabin.
Main deck
Being outside, finding the fresh air, and watching endless gems of pure wild nature are the most significant moments. Nice chairs, sun beds, warm blankets, and a fireplace will do the trick.
Lower deck
When the weather is cold, windy, and rainy, it is great to sit in the stern on the lower deck where it is less windy, having the upper deck above.
Helicopter pad
It's optional in some tours to get sightseeing flights with helicopters right from the ship. For heliskiing trips, the take-off is from the ship.
Hot tub
Nice shower rooms, a hot tub, and a jet pool on the deck. Perfect for relaxing after a great day. Changes of Northern lights by night.
| Type: | Offshore Support Vessel |
| Classification | PMSD 100A1 ice C Unrestricted navigation |
| Built / Rebuilt | 1998 |
| IMO No: | 7329297 |
| MMSI: | 312582000 |
| Flag: | Belize |
| Port of registry: | Belize city |
| Main Engines: | Sulser |
| Total output: | 2208KW |
| Accommodation - persons | 27 |
| Accommodation - cabins | |
| Crew member: | 8 |
| Messe rooms | |
| Saloon | |
| Rest facilities | |
| Sauna | yes |
| Gym | yes |
| Hot tub | yes |
| TV & Video | yes |
| Internet | yes |
| Laundry room | |
| Iceclass | PMSD 100A1 iceC |
| Length OA: | 70m |
| Beam: | 11,3m |
| Draft: | 7,3m |
| Tonnage | 1190Gt |
| Speed: | 16Kn |
| Bollard Pull: | 48mt |
| Polar code | yes |
Engine room
Overview of the engine room. For more information, please get in touch with us.
| Engine room: | |
|---|---|
| Engine: | Sulser output 2208KW |
| Propeller: | |
| Emergency Generators: | |
| Generators: | Caterpillar 380V / 50Hz |
| Speed: | 16kn |
| Thrusters: | |
| Cargo capacity: |
Tanks capacity
Overview of tanks capacity
| Tanks capacity | |
|---|---|
| Fuel Oil: | 280m3 |
| Fresh Water. | 90m3 |
| Lubrication Oil: | 3,6m3 |
| Fresh Water stability tank | 60m3 |
| Helifuel storage tank: | 10m3 |
| Sewage: | 12m3 |
Deck equipment
Overview of the equipment on deck attached to the ship.
| Deck Crane: | 2,3T / 10,3m |
|---|---|
| Helideck: | Yes |
| Helifueil storage tank: | 10m3 |
Navigation equipment
| Navigation Equipment | A3 trading area |
|---|---|
| Radars | 2 |
| MF/HF Marine Transceiver | 1 |
| Terminal Icom | 1 |
| VHF DSC Radiotelephone | 1 |
| VHF Marine | 1 |
| VHF DSC RT | 1 |
| Walkie-Talkie | 5 |
| AIS | 1 |
| Sounder | 1 |
| Autopilot | 1 |
| GPS Compass | 1 |
| GPS Navigator | 1 |
| GPS | 1 |
| Satillite GPS Epirb | 1 |
| Telephone Iridium | 1 |
| Navtex Recever | 1 |
| Rescue Transponder | 1 |
Going ashore
We can arrange for all kinds of equipment stationed on board, but here is a list of the equipment on board for getting ashore.
RIB boat
On the RIB boat tour, we can cover large areas of the Icefjords and get close to the icebergs.
Inflateble boats
On a Zodiac, we can cover large areas of the ice fjords and get close to the icebergs.
Jet ski
There are two Jet-Skis aboard for quick rescue purposes.
Helicopter
A helicopter pad on Argus was mainly used for sightseeing flights, or Heliskiing was available.
Available equipment
We can arrange for all kinds of equipment stationed on board but here is a list of the main equipment and tools
Lathe machine
Good lathe machine for fixing parts or making new.
Velding
Welding station and equipment.
Deck Crane
On deck Crane 2,3T / 10,3m
Workshop
Fully equipet workshop for engine and metal work