Update of install of the C18 Engines.

Aurora V having the Starboard side C18 installed.

The starboard side Cat C18 engine has been installed over the past few days (prior to yesterday’s Covid-19 Lockdown).  All ready to be connected. Lowering the new C18 engine into the starboard engine room The new C18 installed where the orginal engine was placed. Ready to be connected up.

Installation has begun of the first C18 engine.

C18 engines x 2

It’s been a busy few days with the Trades getting ready to install the first of the new C18’s on the Starboard side of Aurora V. The new C18 is having her final preps done before being installed over the weekend. More photos and updates can be found on our Facebook and Instagram . page Cat 18 […]

And Aurora is home.

Aurora V entering the Wallaroo Terminal

Aurora V entering the Wallaroo terminal after having some maintenance in Adelaide. And she is home… Aurora V arrived back in Wallaroo at around 7am this morning. Trades are on board preparing for the next step – installing the new C-18’s and removing the old ones.

Aurora V is on her way home…

Aurora 5 on her way home

Aurora V is coming home… She has left Adelaide and is on her way back to Wallaroo. Over the next couple of weeks she will have 2 brand new engines installed!

Slipping progress of Aurora V

Aurora V Water Blasting starboard

Since Aurora V arrived on the slip, work is underway for the Antifoul process to begin. She is being water blasted at 500psi, then will be primed and then the antifoul will be applied. Antifouling is the process of protecting the hull from marine growth by applying a protective paint layer to the bottom the boat. […]

Aurora V is on the slipway.

Aurora V has made her way safely to the slipway ready for repairs and maintenance. The journey took approximately 16 and a half hours.

Ferry services suspended for repairs and maintenance.

Aurora V vessel at Wallaroo

Spencer Gulf Searoad has announced that its Spencer Gulf Ferry service will be temporarily out of service from Sunday 27th June through to and including Thursday 29th July 2021 for repairs and maintenance. Services will resume from Wallaroo and Lucky Bay on Friday 30th July on our regular winter timetable. Aurora V will make her […]

Adjusted timetable for ANZAC DAY public holiday

Lest we forget poppys

In respect for the ANZAC DAY public holiday, Monday 26th April 2021, our timetable will revert to our Sunday timetable as detailed below. From Wallaroo                                                              […]