SeapixOnlineDisplaying 1 of 1 LOMAIVITI PRINCESS III (1978/3011grt/IMO 7700415, ex-QUEEN OF CHILLIWACK, ex-BASTO I) arriving for drydocking in Auckland. Owned by Goundar Shipping of Fiji, the ferry sailed in from Suva for a 10-day program of routine maintenance expected to cost around US$1.5m. She was bought in 2016 from British Columbia Ferries of Canada for a reputed $3m Fiji dollars. The purchase is alleged to have caused outrage in Canada as the ship had undergone a $15m Canadian dollar refit just five years previously. She was renamed LOMAIVITI PRINCESS III by Fijian PM Frank Bainimarama on 19 January 2016. Keywords: lomaiviti princess III, queen of chilliwack, basto I, ferry, ferries, roro, ship, ships, shipping, goundar, british columbia, fiji, auckland, new zealand, nz | 
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