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  "path": "/star-news/star-national/crew-aboard-old-interislander-ferry-cut-shore-50-days-rnz",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T22:13:57.000Z",
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  "textContent": "The Aratere ferry has been renamed Vega and sold to India - yet it remains in New Zealand waters. Photo: Supplied / Jason Grimmett via RNZ  \n\n  \n\nBy Samantha Gee of RNZ\n\nThe Maritime Union of New Zealand is concerned about the well-being of seafarers on board the former Interislander ferry Aratere, now called the Vega, which is anchored in Tasman Bay waiting to sail to India.",
  "title": "Crew 'cut off from shore' for 50 days aboard old Interislander ferry"
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