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The R/V Endurance, owned by the Bermuda Zoological Society, is a Guimond 45 from Millennium Marine, 2008. It is a New Brunswick Lobster boat style hull, with an extended cabin. It is 45 feet long, by 16 feet beam and has a draft of approximately 5 ft. It is powered by a single 650 horsepower commercial Scania engine with 175 hours on it and a bow thruster. It holds 800 gallons of diesel, with a range of approximately 800 miles. It has an 8KW generator, and an inverter, with numerous AC outlets. It has a head and hot water shower. The galley has plenty of counter space for a wet lab, microwave, stove, and fridge. Two tables in the lounge provide seating for 12. It is rated for 50 pax inshore, 30 to 12 miles out, and 12 pax in the open sea. It has a Simrad cx44 chart plotter, Simrad radar and Simrad autopilot, in addition to a Raytheon depth sounder. A set of stairs run down from the deck and exit out the stern at water level through a wide door.