MV Straitsman (2005)
MV Straitsman is a roll-on/roll-off ferry in service for StraitNZ in New Zealand. Under the Bluebridge brand, it operates two return crossings per day between Wellington and Picton, linking the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
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| History | |
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| Name: |
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| Operator: | Strait Shipping |
| Port of registry: |
Wellington,  New Zealand |
| Route: | Wellington–Picton |
| Builder: | Volharding Shipyards, Netherlands |
| Yard number: | 703 |
| In service: | 2005 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9323704 |
| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | ROPAX ferry |
| Tonnage: | 13,906 GT |
| Length: | 124.9 m (409 ft 9 in) |
| Beam: | 23.4 m (76 ft 9 in) |
| Draft: | 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in) |
| Decks: | 10 |
| Installed power: |
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| Speed: | 18.8 knots (34.8 km/h; 21.6 mph) |
| Capacity: |
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The ferry entered service with Bornholmertrafikken in 2005 as MS Dueodde. Alongside sister ship MS Hammerodde, she operated routes linking Bornholm with the Danish mainland. It entered service with Strait Shipping in 2010, and was renamed Straitsman in recognition of Strait Shipping's first vessel, which was in service for 11 years from when the company first launched in 1992.
Accidents
In July 2016, a tug and B-train trailer unit aboard the Straitsman snapped its lashings and fell overboard off the coast of Island Bay.[1]
References
- Sharpe, Marty; Livingston, Tommy (18 July 2016). "Trailer unit goes overboard after breaking free on Bluebridge Straitsman ferry". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.