banaari 27 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 R.I.P. Arahura "Currently in port: ALANG" http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/512000034 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 310 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Yup it is really sad. I remember when the boat was brand new, I was very young at the time but I thought it was the coolest boat ever Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,234 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Pics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 374 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Is that a short lifetime??? Seems so to me... but I have no real reference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grant 40 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Is that a short lifetime??? Seems so to me... but I have no real reference. Arahura was built just before a significant change in the international rules. After the change she was technically too tall for her beam and operated under an exception for much of her life. The removal of a big chunk of her passenger areas a number of years ago was necessary when she became too old for MNZ to continue to issue the exemption. I believe the next survey was going to require significant work to comply and was considered to much work for the age and and value of the ship. Arahura was the last ship designed and built specifically for the run and I think a ship spending her entire working life on one run is something that is becoming increasingly uncommon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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