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DEV ''Arahura'' is a roll-on roll-off diesel-electric rail ferry completed in 1983 for the New Zealand Railways Corporation. She entered service across Cook Strait between Wellington and Picton in late 1983 and was retired from the Interislander fleet in July 2015. ==History== ''Arahura'' was built for the New Zealand Railways Corporation to cross Cook Strait replacing the aging and . She was designed to operate at a higher service speed than the previous ferries on the route, while reducing waves that would affect nearby beaches. This decreased the crossing times by 20 minutes. The ''Arahura'' is the second inter-island ferry to bear the name, which means "Pathway to Dawn" in the Māori language. The earlier vessel was a twin screw steam ship built for the Union Steamship Company in 1905. That ship served until the early 1950s and was sunk by the RNZAF as target practice. In 1986, ''Arahura'' helped rescue passengers from the sinking Russian cruise liner . She was invaluable providing lifeboats and extra assistance. On 11 April 1989, ''Arahura'' rolled to 40 degrees during a routine sailing from Picton to Wellington, due to stormy conditions in Cook Strait. In 2008, ''Arahura'' underwent a $NZ 9 million refit to better accommodate larger trucks and campervans. This included reducing some of the upper decks and a new cinema and cafeteria.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Arahura 2008 )〕 In 2014, she made her 50,000th Cook Strait crossing.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Happy berth-day, Arahura )〕 In December 2014, Interislander announced that ''Arahura'' would be retired in 2015 after 32 years in service. MS ''Kaiarahi'' (formerly ) has been chartered to replace her on the route. ''Arahuras last scheduled passenger voyages were on 29 July 2015, operating the 14:45 sailing to Picton and the 18:45 sailing to Wellington.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Haere Ra Arahura )〕 The last freight journey took place over the following night. She had completed more than 52,000 crossings and 13 million km with 4 million passengers carried. On 3 October 2015,〔(Stuff.co - Overseas buyer snaps up ex-Interislander ferry Arahura )〕 renamed 'Ahura' and with her Interislander livery on the hull painted out, she departed Wellington, bound for the Alang scrapyard in India. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「DEV Arahura」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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