Aranui 3
 Aranui 3 at anchor in the Marquesas, November 2009
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| History | |
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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[2] |
| Completed | 24 December 2002 |
| In service | 1 March 2003 - present |
| Homeport | Papeete, French Polynesia |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Passenger-cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 117 m (383 ft 10 in)[2] |
| Beam | 17.6 m (57 ft 9 in)[2] |
| Draught | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)[2] |
| Depth | 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)[2] |
| Decks | 8 |
| Propulsion | 3,840 kW (5,150 hp) MaK 8M32 engine[2] |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[2] |
| Capacity | 208 passengers[2] |
M/V Aranui 3 is a mixed passenger/cargo vessel operating 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.
She was built in Romania and entered service in 2003. She ended her French Polynesia voyages on December 4, 2015 and was replaced by the Aranui 5 for the December 12, 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.
References
External links
- Aranui 3 International Website
- Aranui Owners Site
- Aranui Video Aranui video covering the itinerary
- Aranui Info Description of cruise aboard the Aranui
- "Aranui (9245354)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
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