MY Le Ponant
Le Ponant is a three-masted, commercially operated French luxury yacht operated by Compagnie du Ponant. The ship has capacity for up to 32 passengers in 16 cabins. It was built 1991 by the Societe Francaise de Construction Navales (SFCN) shipyard in Villeneuve-la-Garenne, France. In 2008, the ship was attacked by Somali pirates and was only released after a military intervention. In 2022, the yacht was refitted for increased environmental protection to a design by Jean-Philippe Nuel Studio.
Le Ponant in Grenada in 2017 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Wallis and Futuna | |
| Name | Le Ponant |
| Operator | Ponant |
| Port of registry | Mata Utu |
| Builder | SFCN, France |
| Completed | 1991 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8914219
MMSI number 227186000 Call sign FGZZ |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Luxury yacht |
| Tonnage | 1,489 GT |
| Length | 88 m (288 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
| Draft | 4 m (13 ft 1 in) |
| Decks | 3 (passenger accessible) |
| Installed power | 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) motor and sails |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Three masts |
| Capacity | 67 passengers |
| Crew | 30 |
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