Aranui 5
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 France
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| 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 the famous Society Island of Bora Bora.
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 5 International Reservation Website
- Aranui Owners Site
- Aranui Video Aranui video covering the itinerary
- Aranui Info Description of cruise aboard the Aranui
- Aranui Facebook Fans Aranui Facebook fan page
- ↑ "cruiseshipposition". cruiseshipposition.com. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "marinetraffic". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "Aranui.ca". aranui.ca. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "Aranui arrives in Tahiti". facebook.com. Retrieved 26 November 2015.