MV Straitsman (2005)

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History
Name	2005–10: MS Dueodde 2010 onwards: MV Straitsman
Operator	Strait Shipping
Port of registry	Wellington,  New Zealand
Route	Wellington–Picton
Builder	[nl], Netherlands
Yard number	703
In service	2005
Identification	IMO number: 9323704 MMSI number: 512002959 Callsign: ZMSM
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	2 × MaK 9M32 diesel engines 4,320 kW each at 600 rpm
Speed	18.8 knots (34.8 km/h; 21.6 mph)
Capacity	400 passengers 1,248 m (4,094 ft) lane for vehicles

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.

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[]

External links[]

• Strait Shipping - Straitsman information

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