Navimag


Navimag is a ferry operator in Chile. The company operates two routes carrying passengers and vehicles:
The company also operates services from Puerto Montt and Puerto Chacabuco to Laguna San Rafael.
The company was formed in 1979, when cargo services between Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas were started. Passenger services to Puerto Natales and Laguna San Rafael were added in 1985.
On August 18, 2014 en route to Puerto Montt, Navimag ferry Amadeo 1, struck a rock in the Kirke Channel near Puerto Natales. The collision caused a starboard breach of the hull and the ship took on water. Amadeo 1 capsized in the shallow water, with most of the ship lying above the water line.
During the following year, Navimag determined that the ship was not salvageable. With the assistance of the Armada de Chile, the Amadeo 1 was scuttled in 2,700-meter-deep waters off Diego de Almagro Island, Chile on September 21, 2015.
In 2016, Navimag purchased the Trinidad I to join the Evangilistas and Edén as operational Ro-ro ferries on their Patagonia Fjord routes.
In 2020, Navimag plans to enter the Esperanza into service. This new passenger-freight ferry will carry up 244 passengers along with vehicles at a maximum speed of 13 knots.

Navimag Ferries