Engineering:Aranui 3
 Aranui 3 at anchor in the Marquesas, November 2009
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| Name: | Aranui 3 |
| Owner: | Compagnie Polynesienne de Transport Maritime (CPTM) |
| Port of registry: | Papeete, French Polynesia (France ) |
| Builder: | Severnav shipyard, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania[1] |
| Completed: | 24 December 2002 |
| In service: | 1 March 2003 – 2015 |
| Homeport: | Papeete, French Polynesia |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Length: | 117 m (383 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Beam: | 17.6 m (57 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Draught: | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Depth: | 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Decks: | 8 |
| Propulsion: | 3,840 kW (5,150 hp) MaK 8M32 engine[1] |
| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[1] |
| Capacity: | 208 passengers[1] |
M/V Aranui 3 is a dual passenger/cargo vessel that operated between Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands. With a homeport of Papeete, French Polynesia, Aranui 3 is registered as a passenger ship under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), for international operation.
Constructed in Romania and entered service in 2003, Auraui 3 ended her French Polynesia voyages on 4 December 2015 and was replaced by the Aranui 5 for the 12 December 2015 inaugural sailing.
Apart from supplying cargo to the six ports in the Marquesas Islands, Aranui 3 also operates a passenger service and tourist cruise as part of its 14-day itinerary. It also stops at the islands of Rangiroa and Fakarava in the Tuamotu Islands.
The Aranui 3 ended service in Tahiti in 2015 and was replaced by the Aranui 5 who continues to service the route.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Aranui 3". Marine marchande. 2012. http://www.marine-marchande.net/Flotte/A-E/Aranui3.htm. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ↑ "ARANUI 3 - Details and Current Position". marinetraffic.com. 2012. http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=546001000&language=_GR. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
External links
- Aranui The Official Site
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