tender & ZODIAC operation
In ports where large ships can not berth, tender boats are used to bring passengers and crew ashore and back to the ship. These tender boats can be lifeboats, dedicated lifeboats or also local vessels. Zodiac Milpro is the prevalent brand of inflatable boats used by expedition ships to land passengers ashore whithout any port infrastructure. Below some videos on the Zodiac operation aboard various passenger ships - including facilities aboard.
If you want to learn how to steer a Zodiac, take a course at RIB School Scheveningen
Tender to Artania
Lowering a tender aboard Artania
Royal Viking Sun, Tender - at night
Tender to Royal Viking Sun
Tender to Îles du Salut from Black Watch
Tender ashore from HANSEATIC nature
Lowering a tender from HANSEATIC nature
Tender to Le Bellot anchoring at Bonifacio
Tender ashore from Club Med 1
Zodiac operation
Embarking a Zodiac from Aboard Seabourn Venture
Zodiac disembarkation - HANSEATIC nature
Le Bellot - Zodiac ashore
Zodiac ashore @ Cuverville Island
Hoisting Zodiacs aboard HANSEATIC nature
Lowering Zodiacs from Seabourn Venture
Hoisting a RIB aboard Le Bellot
′Mud Room′ aboard HANSEATIC nature
Boot washer aboard HANSEATIC nature
'Mud Room' aboard Seabourn Venture
Le Bellot's Marina
Zodiac excursions
Impression from excursion with Zodiacs (as opposed to landing ashore).
Paradise Bay
Icebergs @ Cuverville Island
Marina of HANSEATIC nature
Yawning seal @ Paradise Bay
Passing Brown Base & Imperial Shag Colony, Paradise Bay
Artic Fox Cubs @ Kuannersooq Fjord
Ice near Saqqisikuik (Skjoldungen)
Ice Floe near Ittoqqortoormiit
Glacier at Kuannersooq Fjord
Ice near Ittoqqortoormiit
Seabourn Venture holding position near Ittoqqortoormiit
Photosafari around Sea Cloud
RIB School Scheveningen - Final Outing - Rib & Zodiac RYA 2 Course
SH Diana leaves Scheveningen
Seabourn Venture leaves Rotterdam
