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Home Images and media photos Challenger ferry in Cook Strait
The Challenger (or Kaitaki), currently the biggest ferry on the Cook Strait run, buries its bow in the waves at the Wellington Harbour entrance on 6 March 2006.
Captain Michael Pryce collection
'Challenger ferry in Cook Strait', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/challenger, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 17-May-2017
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