Aranui 5
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name: | Aranui 5 |
| Owner: | Compagnie Polynesienne de Transport Maritime (CPTM) |
| Port of registry: | Papeete, French Polynesia (France) |
| Builder: | Huanghai Shipbuilding, Shandong, China[1] |
| In service: | 12 December 2015 |
| Homeport: | Papeete, French Polynesia |
| Identification: | |
| Status: | 17 to 19 Sailings per year |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Passenger-cargo ship |
| Tonnage: | |
| Length: | 126 m (413 ft 5 in) |
| Beam: | 24 m (78 ft 9 in) |
| Draught: | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Decks: | 10 |
| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[1] |
| Capacity: | 256 |
| Crew: | 64[1] |
M/V Aranui 5 is a mixed passenger/cargo vessel that went into service as of 12 December 2015 between Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands. With a homeport of Papeete, French Polynesia, the Aranui 5 replaced the Aranui 3 which went into service in 2003. The Aranui 5, like its predecessor, is registered as a passenger ship under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), for international operation.
She was built in China and arrived in Papeete, Tahiti on 9 November 2015.
Apart from supplying cargo to the six ports in the Marquesas Islands, Aranui 5 also operates a passenger service and tourist cruise as part of its 14-day itinerary. It also stops at the islands of Rangiroa and Takapoto in the Tuamotu Islands before returning on its 13th day to Bora Bora in the Society Islands.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Cruise Ship Position". cruiseshipposition. 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "Details and Current Position". marinetraffic. 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
External links
- Aranui The Official Site