The 'Aratere' by junge1
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Description
The 'Aratere' is a Ro-Ro (Roll-on Roll-off) Rail, Vehicle, and Passenger ferry that operates between Wellington, North Island and Picton, South Island in New Zealand crossing the Cook Strait. The Cook Strait connects the Tasman Sea in the Northwest with the Pacific Ocean in the Southeast. It lies in the 'Roaring Forties' and tidal differences at each end of the Strait often contribute to rough seas and strong currents.
The Cook Strait is considered one of the most dangerous and unpredictable waterway in the world.
The 'Aratere' was built in 1998 and lengthened in 2011 and is 183.69 m long, has a width of 20.5 m and a draught of 5.4 m and a gross tonnage of 17,816 t. It has 6 decks and a crew of 31.
This picture was taken on 10 June 2017 in Wellington, Sig...
Comments (10)
Faemike55
Very nice capture - interesting information
weesel
Interesting. I thought RO-ROs were an obsolete species replaced by container carriers. Neat.
junge1
@weesel! Containers are being used to transport cargo efficiently from overseas countries to ports of entry and from there by rail or 18-wheelers to their ultimate destinations. The containers themselves are being transporter by huge container ships. Its all about efficiency and cost. Automobile manufacturers on the other hand use Ro-Ros to transport their vehicles across the oceans from their manufacturing country to their destination countries. Again, its all about efficiency and cost. The cars get driven onto the ro-ro and at the destination get driven off. Its amazing how fast a ro-ro can be loaded with 5,000 cars and how little time it takes to drive 5,000 cars off at the destination point. All Ro-Ros, at least until now, are also built so they can transit the Panama Canal.
Buffalo1
Ro-Ros are very cool,and quite large when designed for crossing significant bodies of water.
ontar1
Cool, great capture!
junge1
I ordered my last car, the 2016 BMW, on 1 September 2015. It was built on 13 September in Munich, six days later it was on a Ro-Ro in B.remerhaven. I was given the name of the carrier, a Ro-Ro named 'Glorious Leader' with Panmax specifications - 199.9 m long, 32,28 m wide and a gross tonnage of 57,692 t and a carrying capacity of 5,500 cars. The Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal are 33. 528 m wide. The Ro-Ros are all built to those specs to make sure they fit into the locks. Since there is a newer, larger lock theses specs will probably increase since bigger dimensions means lower cost. I could follow the progress of the ship on a daily basis. Where it stopped, how fast it was going, and current positions (lats, longs). It arrive at Port Hueneme 1/2 hr ahead of schedule.
durleybeachbum
I think I'll pass on that crossing!
LivingPixels
Super shot and some coool and interesting info!!!
farmerC
Shining.
bmac62
Did you know that Ro-Ros are used to transport rapid reaction forces with armor? Quite a few were used to get heavy equipment from the US to where they were needed in 1991 and afterward. Love your photo and info Sig.